Cotty wrote:
On 29/10/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed:
Flat on it's back. Feet in the air. Belly up. Out to lunch. Bought the farm. DOA. Etc.
Bought the farm?!
Ohhh. You don't know that one, eh? Heard it a lot in WWII.
From Snopes ~
<http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/farm.htm>
"The death benefits paid to the beneficiaries of soldiers who died in battle were often enough to pay off the mortgage on the family home or farm, hence the deceased was said to have "bought the farm."
keith whaley
Cheers, Cotty
