Mountie said:So I looked at the Jumble in the local paper this morning, and the joke/clue was "What the pilot became when he bought a farm." Naturally, I thought of Christopher Blair. Incidentally, the answer was "GROUNDED"
Thats the difference between "bought a farm" and "bought the farm."Iceman16 said:Hmm, I wouldve said worm food
AD said:Thats the difference between "bought a farm" and "bought the farm."
AD said:Thats the difference between "bought a farm" and "bought the farm."
The "the" variant is the euphamism for death, while the "a" variant means exactly what it says... he bought a plot of land to grow vegetables on (or raise cattle maybe).