Phrase borrowed (more or less) from TV'
s "Wheel of Fortune", indicating disrespect for someone'
s mental abilities. Since generally the contestants on Wheel aren't exactly Einstein, telling someone to buy a
fucking vowel is about equivalent to "Get a clue, moron!"
You think the War on
Drugs is working? Buy a fucking vowel!
President
Bush wants to help the middle class, eh? Maybe he should buy a fucking vowel with his
family fortune.