# Not the sharpest tool in the shed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954 "2011-12-21T16:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/1 "2011-12-21T16:16:11Z")
Not the brightest crayon in the box. A few cards short of a full deck. As smart as a box of hammers. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/2 "2011-12-21T16:21:00Z")
A pork chop short of a mixed grill. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/3 "2011-12-21T16:24:22Z")
A couple of 'Roos short in the upper paddock ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/4 "2011-12-21T16:25:47Z")
Couldn’t win a debate with a cabbage ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/5 "2011-12-21T16:26:04Z")
Not the swiftest wildebeest on the Serengeti. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/6 "2011-12-21T16:31:06Z")
Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/7 "2011-12-21T16:35:29Z")
Dumb as a bag of spatulas. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/8 "2011-12-21T16:39:55Z")
A couple fries short of a Happy Meal. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/9 "2011-12-21T16:45:05Z")
Not hitting on all eight. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/10 "2011-12-21T16:49:52Z")
Dumb as a sack of rusty door knobs. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/11 "2011-12-21T16:59:38Z")
Number than a pounded thumb. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/12 "2011-12-21T17:11:11Z")
smart like streetcar ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/13 "2011-12-21T17:19:10Z")
A few sandwiches short of a picnic. ---
**Author:** ![tallcoldone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@tallcoldone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tallcoldone)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/14 "2011-12-21T17:22:08Z")
Dumb as a bag of hair. Only one oar in the water (from Johnny Carson, I think) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/15 "2011-12-21T17:22:09Z")
Sharp as a marble. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/16 "2011-12-21T17:28:26Z")
Dumber than a box of rocks. Elevator doesn’t quite reach the top. Not the brightest bulb on the tree. Not firing on all cylinders. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/17 "2011-12-21T17:33:44Z")
Couple straws short of a bale. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/18 "2011-12-21T17:37:16Z")
Takes an hour and a half to watch “60 Minutes” Sharp as a bowling ball ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/19 "2011-12-21T17:40:40Z")
Dumber 'n sled tracks ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-sharpest-tool-in-the-shed/606954/20 "2011-12-21T17:44:06Z")
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