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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 30 May 1994.

                            
    
    
Re: lookin 4 some killroys...
    
                        


                                            

                

            

        


    

        

            

                

                    
Re: lookin 4 some killroys...

                    

                        From Felix Lee <fle...@cse.psu.edu>
                        · alt.ascii-art
                        · 30 May 1994 17:18                                                    · View full thread
                                            

                

            

        


        

            

                

                    

                        
Richard Kirk:
> Anyone got any better info on Chad?

This is what Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable says about Chad
and Kilroy:

Chad.  A character whose bald head and large nose were depicted
appearing over a wall and inquiring, "Wot, no [word filled in to suit
the circumstances]?", as a comment or protest against a shortage or
shortcoming.  Widely current during World War II, especially among the
forces, Chad provided scope for humorous relief in many a difficult
situation.  It was the happy creation (1938) of "Chad" the cartoonist
(George Edward Chatterton).  _Cp_ KILROY; _see also_ GRAFFITI.

Kilroy.  During World War II, the phrase "Kilroy was here" was found
written up wherever the Americans (particularly Air Transport Command)
had been.  Its origin is a matter of conjecture.  One suggestion is
that a certain shipyard inspector at Quincy, Mass., chalked up the
words on material he had inspected.  _Cp_ CHAD; _see_ GRAFFITI.



                    

                

            

        


        

            

                

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