Does anyone know where the phrase "the beatings will continue until morale improves" originates?

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Does anyone know where the phrase "the beatings will continue until morale improves" originates?

2006-06-13 09:12:49 · 3 answers · asked by bshub@sbcglobal.net 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Legend has it that "The beatings will continue until morale improves" was either on a sign posted on a Japanese Navy destroyer late in WWII or part of a report transmitted by a Japanese admiral in 1945.

2006-06-13 09:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not specifically..but I beleive MONTY PYTHON skit may be the original source

2006-06-13 09:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by Stan B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Break room of the battered women's shelter?

2006-06-13 09:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by maononair 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋