The 'Keep Calm' story, some im-posters, and some other motley posters...

This local ad has been making an appearance:

I had thought it was pretty clever. But it is apparently not original. Here's the original, created in 1939 by the British government as a motivational poster as the prospect of war with Germany loomed:

It was the third in a series of three wartime-related posters. The British government went on to produce many other posters -- mostly to keep spirits up, or to warn against wastage or the divulging of information that may be useful to the enemy. The link below tells this story:

19 Incredible British Propaganda Posters From World War Two

http://www.businessinsider.com/world-war-two-posters-keep-calm-2012-6?op=1

Not all the posters went down well, with the British public finding quite a few of them patronising. But this one deserves praise as an example of British wit at its best...

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The "Keep Calm" story has spawned parodies -- like these ones:

 

There's even a site where you can create your own "Keep Calm" poster!...

http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/

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So, what other famous or infamous posters are out there? For sure, for older Singaporeans, these two are surely in the infamous category...

For Americans, this one has served as a template of sorts whenever "Uncle Sam" is being invoked, whether as praise or as parody:

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Finally, to end on a bouncy note, this one made tennis star Anna Kournikova famous -- off the tennis court:

http://t.news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/storm-in-a-d-cup-uk-launches-sports-bra-probe-2