On Sat, 1 Oct 2016 09:16:58 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > Pumpkin! Pumpkin lattes? shudder. Pumpkin waffles. ick Dark
> > Chocolate pumpkin spice salted caramels -- really?? It's everywhere.
> > It's on roadside signs. TV ads. Flyers in the mail. I sure hope the
> > pumpkin farmers are doing a land office business.
>
> It can be a confusing dialect, but:
>
> land office business: extensive and rapid business
>
> says Merriam-Webster.
>
> ================
>
> Thanks, I didn't have a clue with that meant

It harkens back to the when Pioneers were staking claim to land the
USA had purchased from France.

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