Dumber than a box of rocks

Pete Zicato · 03-07-2011, 08:47 PM

Jim's story here had me looking for phrases meaning "not too bright". Most of the ones I ran across I hear in my head with a country drawl.

So how many phrases can we come up with?

I'll start -

He's a few bricks shy of a load.

ZenGum · 03-07-2011, 09:25 PM

Slower than a wet weekend.

Two snags short of a barbie.

One beer short of a six pack.

monster · 03-07-2011, 09:38 PM

sandwich short of a picnic

Not the sharpest tool in the shed

The lights are on but nobody's home

monster · 03-07-2011, 09:47 PM

Not firing on all cylinders

Clodfobble · 03-07-2011, 10:29 PM

A few french fries short of a happy meal

footfootfoot · 03-07-2011, 11:11 PM

thick as two short planks
dumb as a bag of hammers
elevator doesn't go to the top floor/penthouse

monster · 03-07-2011, 11:16 PM

time to coin some:

A Dolphin short of a Meme

Enjoys an alternate thought process

---

oh wait, I remembered (a not very nice) one I heard over here... Rides the Short Bus.

Mouth-breather.

monster · 03-07-2011, 11:16 PM

Thick as pigshit.

monster · 03-07-2011, 11:18 PM

Forrest Gump

GunMaster357 · 03-08-2011, 02:47 AM

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer

GunMaster357 · 03-08-2011, 02:51 AM

I heard this one from a French Canadian :

Not a 100 Watts lightbulb

Shawnee123 · 03-08-2011, 07:16 AM

One taco short of a combination plate

Sharp as a marble

(I remember the first time I heard "not the sharpest tool in the shed" from my ex's funny and smart cousin referring to a friend of a younger smart but doofy cousin. I laughed my arse off.)

Coined:

His WiFi doesn't quite reach his modem

Spexxvet · 03-08-2011, 07:46 AM

sharp as a bowling ball (Foghorn Leghorn)

An intellect rivalled only by garden tools.

As smart as bait

If he had 2 brains, 1 would be lonely

Shawnee123 · 03-08-2011, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

sharp as a bowling ball (Foghorn Leghorn)

That boy's got a mind like a steel trap. Rusty, that is.

--Mr Leghorn

DanaC · 03-08-2011, 08:33 AM

One spanner short of a toolkit.

and an oldie but still in regular currency (so to speak...):

Not a full shilling.

03-07-2011, 08:47 PM	#1
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Dumber than a box of rocks Jim's story here had me looking for phrases meaning "not too bright". Most of the ones I ran across I hear in my head with a country drawl. So how many phrases can we come up with? I'll start - He's a few bricks shy of a load. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-07-2011, 09:25 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Slower than a wet weekend. Two snags short of a barbie. One beer short of a six pack. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-07-2011, 09:38 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	sandwich short of a picnic Not the sharpest tool in the shed The lights are on but nobody's home __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2011, 09:47 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Not firing on all cylinders __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2011, 10:29 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A few french fries short of a happy meal __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-07-2011, 11:11 PM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	thick as two short planks dumb as a bag of hammers elevator doesn't go to the top floor/penthouse __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-07-2011, 11:16 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	time to coin some: A Dolphin short of a Meme Enjoys an alternate thought process --- oh wait, I remembered (a not very nice) one I heard over here... Rides the Short Bus. Mouth-breather. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2011, 11:16 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thick as pigshit. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2011, 11:18 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Forrest Gump __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-08-2011, 02:47 AM	#10
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Not the sharpest knife in the drawer __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

03-08-2011, 02:51 AM	#11
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	I heard this one from a French Canadian : Not a 100 Watts lightbulb __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

03-08-2011, 07:16 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	One taco short of a combination plate Sharp as a marble (I remember the first time I heard "not the sharpest tool in the shed" from my ex's funny and smart cousin referring to a friend of a younger smart but doofy cousin. I laughed my arse off.) Coined: His WiFi doesn't quite reach his modem __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-08-2011, 07:46 AM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	sharp as a bowling ball (Foghorn Leghorn) An intellect rivalled only by garden tools. As smart as bait If he had 2 brains, 1 would be lonely __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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