Cuckfield Post Office Rifles

If I was to die in battle my Lord, please I beg you let it not be on CUCKFIELD. Don’t be Alarmed, the Post Office Rifles are on guard at Cuckfield.

A vintage-style illustration shows a British soldier holding a rifle in front of the Union Jack. The overlaid caption begs not to die in battle at Cuckfield, while the poster reassures viewers that the Post Office Rifles are guarding the town. The joke comes from treating a mundane English town and post-office unit as if they were the setting of a dramatic wartime battle, making it a reaction to exaggerated fear or local absurdity. EN: A vintage-style illustration shows a British soldier holding a rifle in front of the Union Jack. The overlaid caption begs not to die in battle at Cuckfield, while the poster reassures viewers that the Post Office Rifles are guarding the town. The joke comes from treating a mundane English town and post-office unit as if they were the setting of a dramatic wartime battle, making it a reaction to exaggerated fear or local absurdity.

• @sbunem / 56332 2023-10-02