I was talking with a friend recently, just chit-chatting, when a *really * deep subject came up. (Hah!) How many ways are there to say a person is…a little slow. Of course there is "not playing with a full deck…elevator doesn’t go all the way up… a few bricks shy of a full load, and so on. But I just heard one that is totally new to me, and it was right here on the SDMB. Destined to be one of my favorites. “Not the sharpest stick in the tiger trap” Do you folks out there have more?
I’ve got one!
(And, yes, I say it about myself…A LOT! :smack: )
“The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.”
“The lights are on, but nobody is home” is a favorite of mine.
"not the…
…sharpest knife in the drawer"
…brightest penny in the roll"
A few bulbs short of a marquee.
And, brand new as of a week ago…A few putter short of a golf bag.
“a few french-fries short of a happy meal”
“Toys in the attic”
“Dumber than a ditch carp”
“Thinks hygiene is a greeting”
“has only 5 working synapses left, and they’re barely enough to keep his sphincters closed” (sorry, as a doc I like this one)
“not the sharpest knife in the drawer”
BTW, the medical term for “not playing with a full deck” is Microdeckia.
Sharp as a sack of wet mice.
Inverse Einstein.
Bright as a candle in a hurricane.
Swift as a tree in the forest.
A doughnut short of being a cop.
Plays goalie for the dart team.
A couple clues short of a solution.
A few bullets shy of a full clip.
Smart as a tractor.
No thread in the sewing machine.
Surfing in Kansas.
So stupid that blondes tell jokes about him.
Fell in the gene pool when the lifeguard wasn’t looking.
He’s a gas engine running on diesel.
Gargles with peanut butter.
A warhead shy of a missile.
No wick in his candle.
On the batting end of a no hitter.
Dumb as…
a post
a box of rocks.
Rides the short bus.
StG
I’ve got one!
(And, yes, I say it about myself…A LOT! :smack: )
“The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.”
A few sheep short in the top paddock.
A stubby short of a six-pack.
Sometimes this quote reminds me of these boards 
My contribution: A few snowflakes short of a snowstorm.
Thanks to Queen I’ve learned to like “One wave short of a shipwreck.”
Ummm… a couple olives short of a Greek salad?
Dumb as a bag of hammers.
Eric
Playing hockey with a warped puck.
And of course, if someone is attractive but stoopid, they’re like a shiny penny.
Looks nice, but ain’t worth much.
“The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed.”
“Dumb as a broken bicycle.”
“Has all the intelligence of aftershave.”
“Smarter than nothing.”
Poor fool. Good frame of mind. But no picture.
More proof that cousins shouldn’t marry.