# A few bricks shy of not playing with a full deck **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 15, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490 "2002-09-15T02:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![woolly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@woolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woolly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/21 "2002-09-15T12:33:51Z")
Has his solar panel on the south (side of the house) Of course northern hemisphere dopers should reverse the orientation šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/22 "2002-09-15T15:52:32Z")
A 10-watt bulb trying to compete with Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/23 "2002-09-15T16:04:05Z")
Check out the ā€˜Subtle Stupidityā€™ links on this [page](http://www.insultmonger.com/insults/intelligence_insults.htm) ---
**Author:** ![cybersnark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@cybersnark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cybersnark)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/24 "2002-09-15T16:31:22Z")
Too much sheetrock, not enough studsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/25 "2002-09-15T16:42:39Z")
ā€œA few too many birds sitting on his antennaā€ "When they were handing out brains, he thought they said ā€˜trainsā€™ and he said ā€˜Iā€™ll wait for the next one.ā€™ " ---
**Author:** ![Fifteen\_Iguana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Fifteen\_Iguana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fifteen_Iguana)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/26 "2002-09-15T16:47:47Z")
ā€œHis elevator doesnā€™t go to the top floor.ā€ And the first one I ever read, from Robert L. Fish in the sixties: ā€œYouā€™re playing bridge with a pinochle deck!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/27 "2002-09-15T17:59:23Z")
Couldnā€™t pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/28 "2002-09-15T19:25:25Z")
Not the brightest bulb in the string. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/29 "2002-09-15T20:34:09Z")
_3 PB&Jā€™'s short of a full picnic basket_ ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/30 "2002-09-15T20:34:18Z")
Iā€™m partial to the Bloodhound Gangā€™s ā€œnot the sharpest peanut in the turdā€, but I more often use my own ā€œnot the sharpest tine on the sporkā€. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/31 "2002-09-15T22:52:37Z")
Couldnā€™t pee a hole in a snow-drift. ---
**Author:** ![Kaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Kaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaf)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/32 "2002-09-16T03:55:36Z")
A few kittens short of a full sackā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/33 "2002-09-16T04:08:50Z")
Not the brightest porch light on the block. Sharp as a bowling ball. Strong as an ox, and just about as smart. Built too low to the ground; all the fast ones go over his head. Most of these are Foghorn Leghorn-isms, but due to Molly Ivins, we have ā€œDumb as a Dallas bankerā€. Apologies to any actual Dallas bankers out there. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Pulling\_the\_Strings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@Pulling\_the\_Strings](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulling_the_Strings)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/34 "2002-09-16T04:20:52Z")
Not the brightest bulb on the christmas tree ---
**Author:** ![Alma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/35 "2002-09-16T06:19:41Z")
Dumb as paint. (Thanks M. Doughty) ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2002, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/36 "2002-09-16T07:51:16Z")
how about ā€œs/he has a few kangaroos loose in the top paddockā€ ā€œdumb as a box of hammersā€-thanks Jill Sobule ā€œwhen they were giving out brains, s/he thought they were giving out milkshakes and asked for an extra-thick oneā€ ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/37 "2002-09-24T12:06:44Z")
Heh, and in homage to the moron I met at a pizza joint the other nightā€¦ ā€œSheā€™s as thick as two deep pan pizzas with cheesy crustsā€ šŸ˜ƒ Max ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/38 "2002-09-24T13:53:29Z")
The lights are on, but no oneā€™s home. And thereā€™s a walrus in the garage. And of course, weā€™ve all heard of ā€œBorn with a silver spoon in his mouth.ā€ So how about, ā€œBorn with a salad fork in his ear.ā€ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/39 "2002-09-24T15:06:23Z")
Sheā€™s a billion dollar airport with a 10 cent control tower. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-bricks-shy-of-not-playing-with-a-full-deck/128490/40 "2002-09-24T16:02:51Z")
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