Strange inscription on west London front doors

2008-05-14T22:16:00Z

So on a handful of front doors in west London (including one in my street) there is chalked “KMB 2008”. The writing is always at the very top of the door. Does anyone know what this means? A marking by property developers? Funeral directors? Drug dealers? It’s very odd.

2008-05-15T12:31:28Z

Did you make that up?

2008-05-16T14:48:11Z

What? No.

2008-05-16T15:02:30Z

KMB 2008 is an American ebay seller. That probably doesn’t help you at all, though.

2008-05-16T17:44:13Z

Kaspar Melchior Balthazar followed by the year

The Three Kings

It’s something which is done in Southern Germany (Central Europe?) on Twelth Night I think. A bit like first footing in Sotland. I don’t know the details but a web search may well help.

2008-05-18T21:36:11Z

What? No

Sorry, confusion.

Someone replied to your thread before I did, with a highly implausible explanation about a tall bloke banging his head. I asked if they’d made it up and now their reply has disappeared, so it looked like I was questioning you.

Weird.