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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Bought the farm #14027 01/05/2001 12:49 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 35 Chickie newbie Chickie newbie Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 35 My father was killed in a plane crash just before the end of WWII and oddly, I have never heard this expression relating to his death. I have heard it in another context, however: when someone has been "taken" for all they're worth, they are said to have "bought the farm". Has anyone else heard it in this context? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,288 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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