I'm Collecting Sayings About Stupid People...Wanna Join Me?
By Maggiepie
@Maggiepie (7816)
United States
March 13, 2011 11:12pm CST
This could be fun, if this is your cup of tea. I'm blaming the streak of too-warm-for March-weather--especially after the frigid Winter we've had! 
This was inspired by the fact that cultures are revealed by their languages. For example, the Inuit (Eskimos, to the non-PCers here) have to deal with snow a LOT. It's a primary factor in their lives. So it comes as no surprise that while we only have one word for snow, they have 17! I wonder what it tells other cultures that we have so many saying & terms for the less-than-bright among ourselves?
Here's the list I've compiled so far. Feel free to add to it!
The lights are on, but nobody's home....
He's not playing with a full deck....
She's a few fries short of a Happy Meal....
His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top....
He doesn't have 2 I.Q. points to rub together to create a spark of intelligence....
She has a room temperature I.Q.....
His shoe size is bigger than his I.Q.....
She's a space cadet/airhead/space case....
There's nothing between his ears for an idea to grab hold of, so it's in one ear & out the other....
She's a brick shy of a full load....
He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer/tack on the board....
She's not the brightest bulb on the tree....
He's a brainless wonder....
That's pretty much it, so far.
Maybe next time I'll list all the words & sayings I can find on drunks & getting drunk. Break out your dinosaurus! 
Maggiepie
"Here's your sign (Stupid)...." ~ Bill Engvald, comedian
This was inspired by the fact that cultures are revealed by their languages. For example, the Inuit (Eskimos, to the non-PCers here) have to deal with snow a LOT. It's a primary factor in their lives. So it comes as no surprise that while we only have one word for snow, they have 17! I wonder what it tells other cultures that we have so many saying & terms for the less-than-bright among ourselves?
Here's the list I've compiled so far. Feel free to add to it!
The lights are on, but nobody's home....
He's not playing with a full deck....
She's a few fries short of a Happy Meal....
His elevator doesn't go all the way to the top....
He doesn't have 2 I.Q. points to rub together to create a spark of intelligence....
She has a room temperature I.Q.....
His shoe size is bigger than his I.Q.....
She's a space cadet/airhead/space case....
There's nothing between his ears for an idea to grab hold of, so it's in one ear & out the other....
She's a brick shy of a full load....
He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer/tack on the board....
She's not the brightest bulb on the tree....
He's a brainless wonder....
That's pretty much it, so far.
Maybe next time I'll list all the words & sayings I can find on drunks & getting drunk. Break out your dinosaurus!
Maggiepie
"Here's your sign (Stupid)...." ~ Bill Engvald, comedian3 people like this
7 responses
@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
14 Mar 11
"Not the sharpest crayon in the box", "You have a point there, but we can't all have round heads."
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@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
16 Mar 11
It was a custom fit.
I think you are right.
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
Ooookaaayyy...where did I stash the clean undies...;o)
Maggiepie
"I see too much order in the universe to believe this could have been accidental."1 person likes this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
16 Mar 11
It occurs to me we could create a few new sayings. How about this: "The dunce cap fit exactly over the point on top of his head!"
Maggiepie
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
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@Pinoer (69)
• Bulgaria
14 Mar 11
In my opinion there is no such thing as a stupid person!
People do stupid things sometimes and say stupid things too, some of them most frequently then others but that's not mean that they're stupid.
I belive that in every person there's something that is very wizely!
May be I am wrong but that is what I think at this moment about this case!
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@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
14 Mar 11
You are probably right, and this is not meant to be a mean post. I often have told people I learned many smart things from my mentally disabled adult clients. We are still having fun recalling some of the ways people may even point out about themselves that something they did is dumb.
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@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
4 Apr 11
Also, these things are not used to describe the mentally handicapped but ostensibly "normal" individuals who simply drive us up the wall because they lack what is known as "common sense". "Doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain."
I have known many college graduates who could be described with the euphemisms we quote here and those are the people we usually target with them...not the mentally challenged who have an excuse.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
14 Mar 11
Not the brightest crayon in the box.
He didn't just get hit with the stupid stick, he fell through the whole stupid tree.
Dumber than a bag of hammers.
Dumber than a box of rocks.
Operator Head space (describing why an otherwise able person can't do something simple).
Almost too stupid to breath.
Fell through the smart bush, but missed every branch.
When they were handing out brains, he thought they said trains and said, "nah, I'll catch the next one".
From the shallow end of the gene pool.
The light bulb above his head is only 35 watt.
The light bulb above his head burned out long ago.
Parked diagonally in a parallel universe.
Was raised on paint chips and salsa.
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
My favorites:
"He didn't just get hit with the stupid stick, he fell through the whole stupid tree."
"Dumber than a bag of hammers."
"Fell through the smart bush, but missed every branch."
"From the shallow end of the gene pool."
"The light bulb above his head is only 35 watt."
"Parked diagonally in a parallel universe." (This may be my top pick!)
"Was raised on paint chips & salsa." (I love this one!)
"When they were handing out brains, he thought they said trains & said, 'nah, I'll catch the next one.'" This one, I heard a tad differently. It went: "When they were handing out brains, he thought they said 'rain,' & hid under the porch!"
Way to add to my collection, Hiccup! Thanks! 
Maggiepie
"I see too much order in the universe to believe this could have been accidental."1 person likes this
@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
4 Apr 11
"When they were handing out brains, he thought they said trains & said, 'nah, I'll catch the next one.'"
My ex-husband used to use this one to describe himself all the time, as if he were being clever to do so. Sad truth was, he wasn't kidding. The man was at least 53 cards short of a deck! (Yes, I do know there are only 52 cards in a deck. Get my point?)
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Mar 11
Not the brightest crayon in the pack.
My favorite was when an inmate was asking another inmate to defend him, "Speak to her for me."
Ms. ______________, you have to forgive him. He's one I. Q. point above an eggplant."
"What?"
"You asked me to defend you, it was the best I could come up with."
Last bunch of lists I answered were deleted by Mylot.
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
That one's new to me, & it's great! I love these things y'all came up with! (Ungrammatical, but true! )
So far, MyLot has left this alone, as they should, because it has done what they claim they want out posts to do, i.e., create discussion!
Maggiepie
"I see too much order in the universe to believe this could have been accidental."1 person likes this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
16 Mar 11
Always a crowd-pleaser! 
Maggiepie
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
Maggiepie
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson1 person likes this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Mar 11
They are nuttier than a fruitcake.
they don't know if they are washing or hanging out[one of my favesi use to describe myself to sometimes].
i'm sure i knowsome more but my thinker is not working so good at this hour.
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
We used to spoonerize that first one, & say "fruitier than a nut cake!" I've never heard that other one. I wonder how many get it now that we dry by machines?
Maggiepie
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
Maggiepie
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne2 people like this
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
I always assume people will get it, until I learn otherwise...
Depending on whether we're friends or just strangers, I may explain the spoonerism.
I also miss the fine experience of hanging clothes on a line, chatting with neighbors, hearing the furl & snap of sheets in the wind, the bright sun shining down, all the colors & secrets hung out for everyone to study for clues about your household...& the chemists have yet to come up with any canned fragrance that matches the pure smell of freshly airing linens!
Snnnniiiiiff! Ahhh.... How I loved to inhale that aroma! It said "home" in the same way baking bread or cookies did!
Yes...sad is the word for losing that...
Maggiepie
"I see too much order in the universe to believe this could have been accidental." Albert Einstein's reply when asked how he could believe in a Creator.
Depending on whether we're friends or just strangers, I may explain the spoonerism.
I also miss the fine experience of hanging clothes on a line, chatting with neighbors, hearing the furl & snap of sheets in the wind, the bright sun shining down, all the colors & secrets hung out for everyone to study for clues about your household...& the chemists have yet to come up with any canned fragrance that matches the pure smell of freshly airing linens!
Snnnniiiiiff! Ahhh.... How I loved to inhale that aroma! It said "home" in the same way baking bread or cookies did!
Yes...sad is the word for losing that...
Maggiepie
"I see too much order in the universe to believe this could have been accidental." Albert Einstein's reply when asked how he could believe in a Creator.1 person likes this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Mar 11
I have been saying that forever but some probably want get it. My neighbors grandaughter was visiting a few years back & another neighbor had clothes hanging out & the little girl ask why she did. i find that sort of sad that kids don't know that sort of simple thing.
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@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
14 Mar 11
We used to use the phrase "out to lunch" a lot when I was younger. I don't hear it near as much anymore. "He's out to lunch." or "He's REALLY out to lunch!"
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Mar 11
Yeah--I forgot about that one! LOL!
Maggiepie
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid." ~ John Wayne
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