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What does "Keep the Bouells open" mean?
by david_draco 7y ago
What does "Keep the Bouells open" mean?
- rob74 7y agoMight be "keep the bowels open"? A very medical greeting, so would be fitting here...
- adventured 7y agoUnless it's something specific between them, perhaps it means to keep the heart open, to stay in kindness and compassion. Which would be a traditional, positive thing to say to a dear friend at the end of a letter. Or a physician joke between them, alternatively. https://www.etymonline.com/word/bowel https://www.etymonline.com/word/bowel
- emmelaich 7y agoKYBO is a common acronym in Scouting. "Keep Your Bowels Open" Whether Bouells is a typo or pun I don't know.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoBut what does it mean/come from?
- throwanem 7y agoIt literally means to make sure you avoid getting constipated.
- lnyng 7y agoBowel seems to originate from old French “Bouel,” which I guess are related?
- gowld 7y agoSince "Bouell" isn't a word, but it is a name, and "Bouells" is a plausible misspelling of "bowels", it could be a pun connecting the two. (medical bowel care and a person named Bouell)