Wipers Times Optimism at Amy Curley blog

Wipers Times Optimism. Despite dismal conditions in the trenches of the western front in the first world war, an enterprising group of british soldiers decided to laugh in the face of danger with a mock “newspaper” popularly known as the wipers times. This would suggest that roberts attributes his survival of the gruelling and cynical reality of war to the optimism and comradery he shares with pearson. A particular favourite is the sketch which questions 'are you a victim of optimism?', promising the cure for those who 'suffer from cheerfulness'. 'the wipers times' was the brainchild of captain fred roberts and lieutenant jack pearson of 12th battalion, the sherwood foresters. The wipers times was repressed after the war as its satire would've made the deaths during ww1 seem futile and incompetent. Roberts and pearson are discussing what they should write for wipers. Soldiers serving in the trenches of france and belgium from 1914 to 1918 likened the experience to hell on earth. They found a damaged but serviceable printing press. Such cynical humour was typical for the. But some british tommies used irony, satire and humour.

Soldiers serving in the trenches of france and belgium from 1914 to 1918 likened the experience to hell on earth. Such cynical humour was typical for the. Despite dismal conditions in the trenches of the western front in the first world war, an enterprising group of british soldiers decided to laugh in the face of danger with a mock “newspaper” popularly known as the wipers times. They found a damaged but serviceable printing press. A particular favourite is the sketch which questions 'are you a victim of optimism?', promising the cure for those who 'suffer from cheerfulness'. 'the wipers times' was the brainchild of captain fred roberts and lieutenant jack pearson of 12th battalion, the sherwood foresters. This would suggest that roberts attributes his survival of the gruelling and cynical reality of war to the optimism and comradery he shares with pearson. The wipers times was repressed after the war as its satire would've made the deaths during ww1 seem futile and incompetent. Roberts and pearson are discussing what they should write for wipers. But some british tommies used irony, satire and humour.

The Wipers Times

Wipers Times Optimism Despite dismal conditions in the trenches of the western front in the first world war, an enterprising group of british soldiers decided to laugh in the face of danger with a mock “newspaper” popularly known as the wipers times. This would suggest that roberts attributes his survival of the gruelling and cynical reality of war to the optimism and comradery he shares with pearson. A particular favourite is the sketch which questions 'are you a victim of optimism?', promising the cure for those who 'suffer from cheerfulness'. 'the wipers times' was the brainchild of captain fred roberts and lieutenant jack pearson of 12th battalion, the sherwood foresters. But some british tommies used irony, satire and humour. Such cynical humour was typical for the. Despite dismal conditions in the trenches of the western front in the first world war, an enterprising group of british soldiers decided to laugh in the face of danger with a mock “newspaper” popularly known as the wipers times. They found a damaged but serviceable printing press. Roberts and pearson are discussing what they should write for wipers. Soldiers serving in the trenches of france and belgium from 1914 to 1918 likened the experience to hell on earth. The wipers times was repressed after the war as its satire would've made the deaths during ww1 seem futile and incompetent.