A card short of a deck

[TallahasseeGrannie]

Porch light on but nobody home...


Any favorite expressions to describe folks who are a tad "off"?

[auntAgonist]

1. half a bubble off centre

[auntAgonist]

2. elevator only goes part way up.

[Jamastiene]

3. Not wrapped too tight.

Also, I think it's curious that poor people who are different in some way are "crazy" while rich people are "eccentric." I have always wondered about that.

Oh yeah, I have also been called the "crazy lady at the end of the street with all the cats." I like that one best. It suits me. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. One I made up for journalists

Two columns short of a page.

[Gormy Cuss]

47. Number than a hake.

(in Maine dialect numb=dumb, and a hake is one of the dumbest fish in the ocean.)

And apparently I'm number than a hake today because this wasn't meant as a reply to your post.

[fishnfla]

5. A couple of fries short of a happy meal

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

6. The cheese fell off his cracker.

[GOPisEvil]

7. One taco short of a combination plate.

[GOPisEvil]

8. His little red choo-choo's gone chugging around the bend.

[Moosepoop]

9. A can short of a six-pack.

[Elidor]

10. His butter slid off his biscuit

:)

[auntAgonist]

11. one sandwich short of a picnic

[SeattleGirl]

12. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

13. Not the sharpest crayon in the box.... nt

[NMMNG]

14. A few cans short of a six-pack

[annabanana]

15. the lead buffalo is missing..

[chknltl]

16. "Has a slit in the ol' marble bag"

Really, I knew an old bar maid who used to say that...she could tell the best dirty jokes too. RIP: Lee Lewis, you are not forgotten.

[mokawanis]

17. The lights are on but nobody's home

[AmyDeLune]

18. A few bricks shy of a full load n/t

[Redstone]

19. About as sharp as a catcher's mitt.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

20. Dumb as a post

[DainBramaged]

21. His screwdriver missed the screw.

[DainBramaged]

23. There's an ass for every seat.

My Dad used to say that all the time. When I was young. Back when Birds still came to the feeder (other than sparrows). When Autolite spark plugs didn't foul.

[abbeyco]

22. Not the brightest bunny in the forest

[ulysses]

24. not the swiftest salmon in the stream. n/t

[dcfirefighter]

25. As smart of a bag of hammers.

[Bombero1956]

26. All rocket

no payload

[AirmensMom]

27. Not the brightest crayon in the box.

:hi:

[chknltl]

28. Sharp as a marble!

[KitchenWitch]

29. many fries short of a happy meal

[WeRQ4U]

30. Took second place in one too many shovel fights.

OR.........Fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch.

[Wapsie B]

31. "Not the brighest bulb in the hardware store."

[Deep13]

32. Dancing with the goofies.

[spacelady]

33. "She has splinters in the windmills of her mind," said Mama about

Eunice on The Carol Burnett Show.

[meow2u3]

34. A couple of quarters short of a roll

eom

[Throckmorton]

35. His/her switchgear is not closing in on all phases.

[JVS]

36. I knew a kid so dumb that people said he was 7 cans short of a 6 pack

A negative can!

[radwriter0555]

37. "Are you big for your age or just stupid?"

*cough*

Usually asked of republicans in yahoo politics room 4 chat.

[Left Is Write]

38. The elevator doesn't go all the way to the top.

[sundog]

39. ... bless his/her heart

[VaYallaDawg]

48. That's the southern classic, Sundog.

It'll give you license to say anything you want to, as long as you add that to it!

[Sanity Claws]

40. Not the sharpest tool in the shed

[tim2204]

41. Here ya go

here are my favorite sayings

(1) He has the mentality of a field stump.

(2) Or that person has the compassion and warmth of a box of rocks.

:rofl:

and that is just the beginning for what i use LMAO

[Arkana]

42. One card short of Exodia.

Anyone who plays the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game will know what I mean by that one.

For anyone else, it's "I think his cheese done slid off his cracker."

[HughBeaumont]

43. Wheel's still turnin', but the hamster went for the bottle.

Fireworks ended 30 minutes ago, but they're still lookin' up at the sky.
A recess short of a full classroom.

[kmla]

44. Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier....

.

[Initech]

45. A taco short of a combination plate

[kwassa]

46. Not playing with a full deck of marbles

[Deep13]

49. He's about as sharp as ...

a box of rocks.

a bag of hammers.

a sack of doorknobs.

a bag of wet mice.

[borlis]

50. 3 cents short of a dollar n/t

[quiet.american]

51. They're with the "who am I, where am I, who are you?" group. n/t