Re: OT:No camera=first Concord siting

[graywolf]

Interesting saying. It goes back a ways. You joined the army, did your 
30 years, and they bought you a farm. It was about the only way poor 
people could get land. So "bought the farm" came to mean your service 
was over. How far back dose it go, to the Roman Legion at least.

However, I think the Blackbird had an ejection seat (probably a 
demolition charge that went off 10 seconds after you ejected too). So 
"giving the aircraft back to the taxpayer" is not quite the same thing 
as "buying the farm" even in that aircraft.

Bill Owens wrote:

Or, "Buying the Farm"


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