Kilroy was here

:Kilroy Was Here is also the title of a 1983 rock opera/concept album by Styx.

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Kilroy Was Here - 1983 - Rock opera - Concept album - Styx

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Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression, often seen in graffiti. Its origins are indistinct, but recognition of it and the distinctive doodle of "Kilroy" peeking over a wall is almost ubiquitous in the US.

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American - Popular culture - Graffiti - Doodle

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The same doodle also appears in other cultures, but the character peeping over the wall is not named Kilroy but Foo. Australian children write "Foo was here" under the illustration, a habit possibly inherited from the United Kingdom, where such graffiti are known as "chads".

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United Kingdom - Chads

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