Bought the farm

Posted by Katie on January 05, 2005

I heard that this phrase came from an insurance "scam" persay. That when farms would be failing, the patriarch of the family would commit suicide so that the insurance would pay off the farm for his family. I had also heard that it dated earlier than that. That before insurance the mortgage would be forgiven by the bank if the owner died.

• Bought the farm Smokey Stover 05/January/05
  • Persay? Bob 05/January/05
    • Persay? R. Berg 05/January/05
      • Persay? Fred 06/January/05
        • Persay? Bob 06/January/05
          • Persay? Fred 06/January/05
            • Anti-L@tin Police Lewis 06/January/05
              • On track/untracked SR 06/January/05
                • On track/untracked TheFallen 07/January/05
                  • Farbeit for us to criticise Lewis 10/January/05
                    • Farbeit for us to criticise Steve Eichner 28/January/05