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I think it refers to the Hunter S. Thompson quote: "No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." Basically meaning you may be
by _neil 13y ago
I think it refers to the Hunter S. Thompson quote:
"No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride."
Basically meaning you may be getting in over your head, but you'll probably have a good story to tell if you don't end up dead. Similar to the idiom, "in for a penny, in for a pound."
- Zikes 13y agoI'm more inclined to think they were drawing a comparison between buying a ticket to ride a plane vs placing a bounty on a ticket/bug to be fixed.
- _neil 13y agoI'm inclined to agree with you. The bounty part of it didn't cross my mind.
- zeckalpha 13y agoOr the plane ticket / bug ticket distinction.