Positive Thoughts For Me, Please?

[Goddlefrood]

> > | Goddlefrood:
> > | BoBL, perhaps inappropriately ;-). BoAL might be better.

> > [Lee]:
> > Not sure what those acronyms are, but... :-)\

> Catlady:
> From context, surely BoBL is Best of British Luck and BoAL is 
> Best of American Luck. How did such phrases come into existence?

Goddlefrood:

Take ten points for the house of your choice. May I refer you to 
this:

http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

for a run down of several slang terms, including Best of British. 
And this:

http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsb.htm

Neither of which help a great deal with the origin. That latter 
one suggests it came about during WWII, and was originally meant 
ironically. It was something that we all used to write on plaster 
casts of those who had broken bones when at school, meaning we 
hoped that person would get better.

Um, so all the very best with the operation.