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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Bought the farm #14005 12/28/2000 9:36 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA I received an e-mail message today informing me that on old chum had "bought the farm." While I appreciate and understand the complusion to euphemise death, where could this phrase have found its origin? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Bought the farm Father Steve 12/28/2000 9:36 PM Re: Bought the farm Solamente, Doug. 12/28/2000 10:35 PM Re: Bought the farm tsuwm 12/28/2000 10:38 PM Re: Bought the farm Father Steve 12/29/2000 1:03 AM Re: Bought the farm Capital Kiwi 12/29/2000 3:02 AM Re: Bought the farm TEd Remington 12/29/2000 3:53 PM Re: Bought the farm Solamente, Doug. 12/29/2000 4:43 PM Re: Bought the farm Faldage 12/29/2000 6:38 PM Re: Bought the farm belMarduk 12/29/2000 6:52 PM Euphemisms for Death Father Steve 12/29/2000 8:05 PM Re: Euphemisms for Death Max Quordlepleen 12/29/2000 9:13 PM Thanatology of Sesame Street Father Steve 12/29/2000 9:18 PM Re: Bought the farm juanmaria 01/03/2001 8:13 PM Re: Bought the farm Hyla 01/03/2001 8:16 PM Re: Bought the farm Bobyoungbalt 01/04/2001 5:50 PM Re: Bought the farm Faldage 01/04/2001 9:04 PM Re: Bought the farm tsuwm 01/04/2001 9:11 PM Re: Bought the farm Faldage 01/04/2001 9:45 PM Re: Bought the farm Jazzoctopus 01/04/2001 10:29 PM Re: Bought the farm tsuwm 01/05/2001 12:27 AM Re: Bought the farm Capital Kiwi 01/04/2001 10:06 PM Re: Bought the farm Max Quordlepleen 01/04/2001 10:28 PM Re: Bought the farm Chickie 01/05/2001 12:49 PM Re: Bought the farm Bobyoungbalt 01/05/2001 3:30 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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