If you are a "Computer Genius" (aka, you know how to reformat a floppy) and agree to fix or, in any way remedy someone's computer problem, you have now "bought the debt." This means that it will be your eternal responsibility to instantly respond to any irregularity with, or question on, this machine.
This includes, but is in no way limited to the hardware and software on the machine at the time, and any purchased (or, more likely, pirated) in the future...”
If you do not respond within 30-90 minutes your "client" reserves the sole right to call and email you until they get an answer...and/or badmouth you to friends in perpetuity (which they will probably do anyway since you "did not fix it good enough to begin with").
God help you if you do it as a “favor,” because that invokes the “Friend” provision which quadruples all responsibilities but reduces, by a factor of ten, all tangible reward.
You'll know you have bought the debt if someone says one of the following to you:
"It was working fine before you did whatever you did"
"I'll make you dinner and you can fix my computer (and there is no promise of sex after Photoshop is successfully installed)"
"Walk me through it on the phone--it should only take a few minutes"
..oh there are so many more...
Origin of this phrase is in Mafia-speak where one mobster would whack another...but dead mobster owed the Big Boss 200 large. Now his killer must pay the Boss his 200 large...he just bought the debt (is responsible for it until death).
This includes, but is in no way limited to the hardware and software on the machine at the time, and any purchased (or, more likely, pirated) in the future...”
If you do not respond within 30-90 minutes your "client" reserves the sole right to call and email you until they get an answer...and/or badmouth you to friends in perpetuity (which they will probably do anyway since you "did not fix it good enough to begin with").
God help you if you do it as a “favor,” because that invokes the “Friend” provision which quadruples all responsibilities but reduces, by a factor of ten, all tangible reward.
You'll know you have bought the debt if someone says one of the following to you:
"It was working fine before you did whatever you did"
"I'll make you dinner and you can fix my computer (and there is no promise of sex after Photoshop is successfully installed)"
"Walk me through it on the phone--it should only take a few minutes"
..oh there are so many more...
Origin of this phrase is in Mafia-speak where one mobster would whack another...but dead mobster owed the Big Boss 200 large. Now his killer must pay the Boss his 200 large...he just bought the debt (is responsible for it until death).
I helped my friend's dad install Quickbooks last April and he is still calling me with printing problems...boy I really bought the debt on that one.
by Mcarr1 September 2, 2005
Get the Buy The Debtmug. by killluh January 27, 2009
Get the angie buimug. Billy: "So how's your uncle Jimmy doing?"
Bob: "Pretty good. You know that farm he was going to buy? The big one in Kansas with all those cows and shit, you know? Yeah, well he bought it."
Billy: "No way, you mean he bought the farm?"
Bob: "Yeah isn't that the bomb diggity?"
Billy: "You're sick, man. That's really fucking sad."
Bob: "Pretty good. You know that farm he was going to buy? The big one in Kansas with all those cows and shit, you know? Yeah, well he bought it."
Billy: "No way, you mean he bought the farm?"
Bob: "Yeah isn't that the bomb diggity?"
Billy: "You're sick, man. That's really fucking sad."
by Nick D October 28, 2003
Get the buy the farmmug. Want to support the place were you look up thoes nasty words your friends tell you? Then buy the mug! Only $25 (U.S. dollars) coffee cup support urban dictionary UB $
by Hue-Two May 31, 2016
Get the buy the mugmug. If you force buy, then you're spending all of your money – though you didn't have much to begin with. You only force buy for 2 reasons:
1. You want to stop losing.
2. You want to make your enemy broke.
The word "Force buy" is mostly used in CS:GO and Valorant.
1. You want to stop losing.
2. You want to make your enemy broke.
The word "Force buy" is mostly used in CS:GO and Valorant.
by One_is_sie September 21, 2020
Get the Force buymug. A community's collective purchase of an artist's unreleased music from a person with access to unreleased music
by jmktdyuhij May 28, 2023
Get the Group buymug. a term used by farmers to let there friends know they want to get drunk. It is used to keep wives from knowing the real truth
that was a heck of a night last night, we really bought a tractor good.
hey jim you want to buy a tractor tonight
hey jim you want to buy a tractor tonight
by farmkid March 7, 2009
Get the buy a tractormug.