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Sorry about the use of caps, but that's how it appears in the grafitti, usually in red letters. I think I'd better explain.

All over North London the phrase "1942 returning" is appearing on walls, in spray paint. I first saw it in Islington but have since seen it in Holloway, Paddington and whatever district the Mount Pleasant Sorting Office is in. I haven't yet seen it outside London.

The lettering is not the usual wrist and elbow cursive tagging typical of the New York underground but the sort of lettering that of someone unfamiliar with a spray can.

I've got two (ish) questions for you all.

Have you seen it? If so, where?
What does it mean?

-S

[This message was first posted in "How do I..." which was completely inappropriate. It has how found its home here. Sorry for the inconvenience.]

I haven't seen it, but would imagine it is some reference to 1942 being the year when Britain stood alone against the united Europe...which means it was written by someone with worries about Europe and a dubious grasp of reality/history. If I were you, I'd check William Hague's fingers for spray paint marks.