Two beers short of a six-pack.
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
The two beers jig got this dude kilt. lololol.
Two beers short of a six-pack.
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Dumb as dirt.
Talking about me again are you Jace?Think it..but don't say it...
"Thick as two short planks".
Ever heard?
Hopefully, Not!
Meaning: Exceedingly stupid.
I'm very familiar with this expression.Think it..but don't say it...
"Thick as two short planks".
Ever heard?
Hopefully, Not!
Meaning: Exceedingly stupid.
Someone that I once had the misfortune to work with was about twelve beers short of a six pack.Two beers short of a six-pack.
..or a chocolate Fire-guardSomeone that I once had the misfortune to work with was about twelve beers short of a six pack.
Holly is right about we Brits using the euphemism, thick as two short planks. Another favourite, knowing the British love of tea:
"As useful as a chocolate teapot!
That was the first one that popped into my head. It's the most offensive insult to one's intelligence I can think of. Maybe because the first time I heard it, I saw a guy say that to a woman at a public meeting. It was so surreal at the time that I had the feeling I was among a bunch of crazy people. It should have been easy to discount the remark because the guy that said it was a slobbering drunk, just keeping his balance, but it added to the dreamlike circumstances.Dumb as a box of rocks.
Wow. QFT. Thankyou, Pecos, for your insight. A teachable moment. I made a facetious comment in this thread, never considering whom I was truly targeting. I am ashamed, I should have known better. Now, I do.This thread troubled me the first time that I read it and it has taken me some time to pin down exactly why I felt that way.
At some level, having fun at the expense of people who are mentally challenged is remarkably similar to having fun at the expense of people who are overweight. If fat shaming is in poor taste, so is making fun of people who are mentally challenged. There are many, many reasons that people may be mentally challenged including the fact that they may have been born that way, or they may have been exposed to lead poisoning, or they may have suffered from malnutrition, or they may be dealing with dementia, or a host of other things.
This thread made me reflect on the times, in my younger/dumber years, when I laughed at the expense of someone who was saddled with a challenge that they did not have any ability to change. I regret having done so and like to believe that it has been many years since I have mocked disadvantaged people. Mocking people who are disabled, short, overweight, not attractive, or socially awkward are among the many things that we should be very careful about. This is especially important when we interact with our children and grandchildren.
How are we to teach empathy to the next generation if we do not exhibit it in our own actions and words?
I have seen young teens who feel entitled to make mocking references toward the mentally challenged, old people, and a host of persons who have to deal with a wide range of disadvantages. Where did they learn that this was OK?
Well clearly, they learned it from us.
I am always pleased to shop at the one local supermarket that employs so many mentally challenged people. There they are doing their jobs, happy to be there and very polite and helpful to shoppers. I make it a point to engage them in dialogue any time the opportunity presents itself. I find that I am proud of them for leading productive live.
We have all done it and I am no exception; it is not something that I am proud of.
@Pecos while I didn’t contribute to this thread, I also didn’t take offense, primarily because it never occurred to me that it’s targeting the mentally disadvantaged or challenged.This thread troubled me the first time that I read it and it has taken me some time to pin down exactly why I felt that way.
At some level, having fun at the expense of people who are mentally challenged is remarkably similar to having fun at the expense of people who are overweight. If fat shaming is in poor taste, so is making fun of people who are mentally challenged. There are many, many reasons that people may be mentally challenged including the fact that they may have been born that way, or they may have been exposed to lead poisoning, or they may have suffered from malnutrition, or they may be dealing with dementia, or a host of other things.
This thread made me reflect on the times, in my younger/dumber years, when I laughed at the expense of someone who was saddled with a challenge that they did not have any ability to change. I regret having done so and like to believe that it has been many years since I have mocked disadvantaged people. Mocking people who are disabled, short, overweight, not attractive, or socially awkward are among the many things that we should be very careful about. This is especially important when we interact with our children and grandchildren.
How are we to teach empathy to the next generation if we do not exhibit it in our own actions and words?
I have seen young teens who feel entitled to make mocking references toward the mentally challenged, old people, and a host of persons who have to deal with a wide range of disadvantages. Where did they learn that this was OK?
Well clearly, they learned it from us.
I am always pleased to shop at the one local supermarket that employs so many mentally challenged people. There they are doing their jobs, happy to be there and very polite and helpful to shoppers. I make it a point to engage them in dialogue any time the opportunity presents itself. I find that I am proud of them for leading productive live.
We have all done it and I am no exception; it is not something that I am proud of.
Thank you Pecos!This thread troubled me the first time that I read it and it has taken me some time to pin down exactly why I felt that way.
At some level, having fun at the expense of people who are mentally challenged is remarkably similar to having fun at the expense of people who are overweight. If fat shaming is in poor taste, so is making fun of people who are mentally challenged. There are many, many reasons that people may be mentally challenged including the fact that they may have been born that way, or they may have been exposed to lead poisoning, or they may have suffered from malnutrition, or they may be dealing with dementia, or a host of other things.
This thread made me reflect on the times, in my younger/dumber years, when I laughed at the expense of someone who was saddled with a challenge that they did not have any ability to change. I regret having done so and like to believe that it has been many years since I have mocked disadvantaged people. Mocking people who are disabled, short, overweight, not attractive, or socially awkward are among the many things that we should be very careful about. This is especially important when we interact with our children and grandchildren.
How are we to teach empathy to the next generation if we do not exhibit it in our own actions and words?
I have seen young teens who feel entitled to make mocking references toward the mentally challenged, old people, and a host of persons who have to deal with a wide range of disadvantages. Where did they learn that this was OK?
Well clearly, they learned it from us.
I am always pleased to shop at the one local supermarket that employs so many mentally challenged people. There they are doing their jobs, happy to be there and very polite and helpful to shoppers. I make it a point to engage them in dialogue any time the opportunity presents itself. I find that I am proud of them for leading productive live.
We have all done it and I am no exception; it is not something that I am proud of.