A fork of Rural Dictionary
A metaphoric or literal place that one has to go back to when dreams die.
Usually contains a line of work that one is much more qualified for.
Must be a non temporary set back.
-- literal use--
*fails making it to the next round in a music competition*
"I can carry on working at the chicken factory, so there's always that." - Robert Unwin
-- metaphorical use--
*studied undergraduate philosophy*
I guess I can always go back to the chicken factory -- the coffee shop
*after advance philosophy*
I guess it's back to the chicken factory -- metaphoric stand-in for 'life'