What flower is hiding behind there? Have a look at loooooooooooove!

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https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/11/02/360479744/why-corporate-executives-talk-about-opening-their-kimonos


Every few years, it seems someone feels compelled to say the phrase is making a comeback. Back from where? From when? In 1998, The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse explored the corporate idioglossia of Microsoft. Here's his entry for "open the kimono":

"A marvelous phrase of non-Microsoft origin, probably stemming from the rash of Japanese acquisitions of American enterprises in the 80's, that has been adopted into the Microspeak marketing lexicon. Basically a somewhat sexist synonym for 'open the books,' it means to reveal the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner."
Like most online musings on the phrase, this one guesses at a rough time of origin but cites no evidence. Go down the search-engine rabbit-hole and you'll see references to the '70s and '80s, but either nonexistent proof or dead links. Whatever decade it comes from, plenty of people wish it had stayed there.

Forbes included "open the kimono" in a "Most Annoying Business Jargon" bracket, wherein Bruce Barry, a professor at Vanderbilt University's Owen School of Business, calls it "kind of creepy."

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I guessed this was a reference to the open sided sheets we used to wear for temple washing and anointings?

Well the only people who could possibly not believe that the Church has always been super "Open Kimono", especially now, are the unbelievers. One of the fundamental foundations of being able to make the claim of being "true" is the incredibly high level of honesty/transparency that everyone expects from the Church. I bear solemn testimony that if you get a strong witness from the facts, Spirit, etc. that the Church has always been super "Open Kimono" then you may be on the path to becoming a born again TBM :)

Honest TBM Wrote:
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> ...you may be on
> the path to becoming a born again TBM :)

"born-again TBM" Now there's an oxymoron for you!

Or, as another poster once quipped, "oxyMormon."

Opening the kimono is only a productive strategy if what lies within is attractive.

Somehow I don't think revealing more is a good idea for the likes of Holland and Oaks.

I thought that’s what Moroni was wearing when he showed up next to Joseph Smith’s bed three times.

I don't know what this means, but with a few drinks I'll try anything once.