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Re: Proper pronounciation of 'Kibo'

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From: tz1... Thomas Zych
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1992 16:49
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chr...@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Tom Wilbur) writes:

>Well, according to what I was always told (AFU motto of the [time
>unit]), port-a-potties were not called Kibos, they were called KYBOs,
>an acronym for:

>	K eep
>	Y our
>	B owels
>	O pen


>Reminds me of the story (and, of course, possible UL) when I was at
>the 1985 BSA National Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, VA., and a friendly
>little hurricane stopped by to pay its regards.  Massive winds ripped
>through the campsites, blowing over tents and, yes, port-a-potties.
>Supposedly, one occupied KYBO even blew over *door-down*.

>Blech!

>-- Tom

Hey, don't exaggerate now.  I was at the '85 Jamboree as well.  Bill wasn't a
hurricane at all, just a friendly little tropical storm.  Ripped some grommets
out of our tents before we got them struck, and bent a few poles, but the only
occupied port-a-potty that ended up door-down was the one that we intentionally
turned over. 8)  (At least as far as _I_ know.)

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