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Funny expressions for saying someone is stupid or strange

We’ve all heard a clever and witty way to describe someone who isn’t too bright or who acts a bit unusual. Here’s a collection of some of the best funny expressions for describing people who are a little, um, what’s the delicate way to say it? Stupid. Gee, I wish there were another way to say that…

• He’s one taco short of a combo plate.
• A few beans short of a chalupa.
• one sandwich short of a picnic
• A few beers short of a six-pack
• One brick short of a load
• A few cards short of a deck.
• A few bees short of a hive.
• He’s one chopstick short.
• He’s one egg roll short of a Pu Pu Platter.

More expressions that are nicer ways of saying someone is strange, stupid, dumb or not very bright or smart.

• His rocket isn’t working on all thrusters.
• Redefined the term “Third Grader”.
• Needs jumper cable leads on her skull.
• Slept his way up the food chain.
• Check the air pressure in her head.
• The only thing that keeps it from going in one ear and out the other is the “For Rent” sign in the middle.
• In the event of a water landing, his skull may be used as a flotation device.
• Couldn’t find his butt with both hands if it had a bell on it.
• Someone needs to spackle her mouth closed before the rest of her intelligence escapes.
• He is a few fries short of a happy meal.
• His wheel is spinning, but the hamster is dead.
• Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, but he just gargled.
• His antenna does not pick up all the channels.
• His brain downloads at dial up but uploads at high speed.
• His receiver is off the hook.
• He’s all foam no beer.
• He’s one coffee bean short of a cappuccino.
• As smart as bait.
• I think his slinky is so kinked it won’t slink.
• I think his skylight leaks a little.
• That boy doesn’t have all his dogs on one leash.
• I think her sewing machine is out of thread.
• That guy has a bit too much yardage between the goal posts.
• If brains were taxed, he’d get a refund.
• He’s eating with only one chopstick.
• Keeps his brain in good condition.
• not playing with a full deck
• to have bats in the belfrey
• to have kangeroo loose in the top paddock
• as crazy as a sack full of ferrets
• out to lunch
• as nutty as a fruit cake
• as mad as a hatter
• his elevator doesn’t quite go to the top floor
• the lights are on, but nobody’s home
• he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer
• He’s 1 peanut short of a snickers
• He’s not hitting on all six cylinders
• He’s screw already hit the floor.
• His brother was an only child.
• Pretty house, but nobody’s home.
• He’s got a hole in his bag of marbles.
• I think his screen is missing a few pixels.
• His cord doesn’t quite reach the outlet.
• He’s a few channels short of cable.
• If clues were shoes he’d be barefooted.
• If his brains were dynamite, he couldn’t blow his nose.
• She can speak 200 words a minute with gusts up to 300.
• He has verbal diarrhea and mental constipation.

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11 Responses to “Funny expressions for saying someone is stupid or strange””

1. Sue B. Says:
   January 19th, 2008 at 4:14 am

   He’s a couple of quarters short of a roll.

2. Sherry B Says:
   April 1st, 2008 at 8:36 pm

   He’s a clown shy of a circus.

   He’s a tree shy of a hammock.

3. Schaer Says:
   July 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

   His cheese done slipped off his cracker

4. Mike W Says:
   August 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pm

   He’s as sharp as a bowling ball

5. melissa Says:
   September 11th, 2008 at 12:40 am

   not the sharpest knife in the drawer
   not the brightest crayon in the box
   has one oar out of the water
   dumber than a box of rocks

6. Glenn Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 10:59 am

   If brains were gas, he wouldn’t have enough to drive around the inside of a Cheerio

7. David Holey Says:
   December 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 pm

   he is as sharp as a bowling ball

8. David Holey Says:
   December 3rd, 2008 at 9:51 pm

   your as bright as a burnt out light bulb

   want some cheese with your wine

   your dumber than a sac full of potatoes

   did your mother have any kids that lived

   you couldnt poor piss out of a boot with the directions on the heel

9. Tim Says:
   January 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 am

   The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train aint comin’!

10. Anonymous Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    the apple fell out of the tree and hit every branch on the way down

11. G. W. Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    He was a real ace, but I might have mispronounced that a little.

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