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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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Here's another one for an "idiot."

He's dimmer than a one watt bulb.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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He's as smart as a bag of hammers.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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would complain if thier ice cream was served cold
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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You guys are killing me, LOL.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Stupid:

Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Consternation:

Well, wouldn't that just rot your socks!? (family expression on my mom's side).

Cheers,
Eric
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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not the brightest bulb in the crayon box...er...um...?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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hes dumb as a box of rocks
that guy dont have the common sense God gave a snail
im surprised he can stand and walk with that head
hes a few nails short of a house
hes 3 cyl short of a v-8
if he was an engine he'd be the yugo 3 cyl
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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a few sandwhiches short of a picnic
his oil is not quite touching the dip stick

by the way what does"dont look a gift horse in the mouth" mean
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by wlihntr
by the way what does"dont look a gift horse in the mouth" mean
It means if you are given a horse as a gift, don't look in it's mouth to see how old it is. You tell a horse's age by it's teeth.

Bluehawk

PS. Here's another one.
You don't have the God given common sense to operate an outhouse.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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We use them all the time but where did they come from and what do they mean? Stop and think about the ones that you use and share them here.

I sometimes say, "clean as a whistle"

Damn, after that thing has been in everbody's mouth, what's so clean about it?
well would you put a dirty whistle in your mouth?
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 07:06 AM
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How about..."It's cold enough to freeze the ***** off a brass monkey"?

If you don't know where that one came from, I'll explain later.
Hint...It's not what you think it is.

MR
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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And where did "smart as a whip" come from?
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 08:14 AM
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I always thought that, 'don't look a gift horse in the mouth' was a reference to the Trojan horse? Something I always thought when I was younger, and never really thought about since.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by MrOldV8
How about..."It's cold enough to freeze the ***** off a brass monkey"?

If you don't know where that one came from, I'll explain later.
Hint...It's not what you think it is.

MR
I like that one, fill us in...
 
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmorg
I always thought that, 'don't look a gift horse in the mouth' was a reference to the Trojan horse? Something I always thought when I was younger, and never really thought about since.
After receiving something as a gift, the polite thing is to be grateful, not to examine its quality, to see if the gift is "good enough."
 
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