I NEED MORE ABOUT BOS WELL - solve a riddle part two

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I have just read forty pages of thread and it’s almost full! Let us congregate here for answers!

Bullshit if you understand something or work something out there is always a way to explain it to others. The OP said her friends mum would explain it on her wedding day, so clearly it can be explained.

I'm guessing her friend's mum knew that OP would forget on her wedding day as she had other things on her mind, therefore she knew she wouldn't ever have to explain it.

His name is Andy Boswell

And he goes well upstairs?!

@Bexyboo2207 your answer makes the most sense I think

If this is it then what a bloody waste of time

But anything will seem silly now in comparison to the boswelland and Andy forshorts and all the other theories

Love that the thread has turned into a conspiracy theory on Derek

No, @WryBread and @BumbleyBum because OP said on her previous thread that her friend had said it wouldn't make a difference if Boswell was a woman or went to any place other than the post office. In that case it would be "and she" which isn't Andy.

I'm useless at riddles. Totally invested in this.

Has anyone tried to use COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG?

I don't know any but the riddle originated in London?????????

BlockRockinBeats I like your answer very much!!!!

This is why I think my answer must be correct. If the OPs friend said it doesn't matter if its a man or woman or what building they walked to, and it's best spoken, then it makes sense.
If you were just speaking the riddle fast without punctuation you would say 'There once was a man called Boswell for short they called him bos and he walked up the post office steps.' Yet depending on how you spell and punctuate, it's just a short story.
'There once was a man / woman called Bos.
Well, for short, (its just a short story) they (Bos's mates/ colleagues/whoever) called him.
"Bos!" (they shouted)
And he walked up the post office step (or to the pub or wherever they they called him from)

Ah - apologies, Derek. The anecdote-not-riddle was the one about finding a pile of coins, not this one? My bad, but I'm now on Day 3 of this, have read every single post and am infuriated that those who 'get it' can't tell the others. Why not say why you can't say?

This thread is getting embarrassing now. Don't feed the tormentors!

What annoys me is that @BloodyUseless was so adamant it was a wind up and kept refuting other people’s theories. Now they claim to have ‘got it’ they want the thread closed... slightly odd 🤪🤷🏼‍♀️ (Plus they name changed for this thread...)

It is a wind up, I have "got it" and it would be better off for everyone involved if the thread was closed. Nothing controversial about any of that.

Bexyboo2207 the bit that your answer does not explain is why Boswell family 'can't tell you the answer'

I find this thread really interesting.

As far as I can see only four people worked it out: killingtime, derek, useless and me

The other three decided to play along and say they cannot tell you the answer. They got (mild) abuse for that
I did, and also explained why they say what they say, but people still do not want the 'no answer' as an answer'!

Can @BloodyUseless @DerekTheWonderdog comment on Bexyboo's theory?

Yes but whhhyyyyyy, @bloody???? Can't we just have a clue????

Do I exist?

Yes but whhhyyyyyy

Christ knows why I didn't write the fucking thing!

It is a stupid riddle who's you cannot reveal to anyone, you can only work out the answer yourself.

So I would suggest deciding on an answer you are happy with then ignoring the thread.

Reluctantly joining this thread (sadly I've been reading from the beginning!) to try and bring some closure to the proceedings. I don't know the answer (much as I've tried!) but I don't believe it can be any good - otherwise this 'joke' would exist outside this one family! So there's really little to be gained in continuing to 'work it out'. This is because there are two possibilities:

1. There is a real answer/punchline but those who know if won't tell. In which case this is getting a bit mean now. Derek praised mumsnetters yesterday for working together and being nice - but now people are beginning to turn on each other (on Derek too) and generally getting upset, which is a bit rubbish.

1. The joke is there is no joke / the answer is 'I can't tell you' (Incidentally this doesn't support assertion that it 'works better in person' but anyway...). So you just have to pretend you've worked it out, then you're in the club. Or you're a massive wind-up merchant.

Whichever one of these is true, I'm out!!

IamAporcupine (sorry, don't know how to tag) I did think that too, but I assumed that they couldn't tell anyone the answer because there is no answer as there is no question? It's just a short story about Bos; his mates call him, so he goes?

iamporcupine - it was mentioned before that there wasn't an answer but that seemed to be refuted by the OP.

Meh, this has all become a bit crap.

This is my answer. There are 2 characters, the first one "calls" the second.
There once was a man [man 1] who called Boswell [man 2] For short they [man 1] called him [man 2] Bos, and he [man 1...or maybe man 2] walked up the stairs

iamporcupine - it was mentioned before that there wasn't an answer but that seemed to be refuted by the OP.

Was this after she worked it out?
That makes sense - all the answers are wrong, because it has no answer!