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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn English Prof. is on "The 11th Hour" talking about the people who agree with DT that it was a
Perfect Call. He said to Brian, "We have been taught we shouldn't talk about some people not having the same candle power as others." I NEVER heard that phrase before! I've heard "not the sharpest knife in the drawer", "a few bricks shy of a full load", and many others. Must be a Profs polite way of calling some people (Trumpers) idiots.
madaboutharry
(40,246 posts)Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
I always likes this one:
Three fries short of a blue plate special.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,985 posts)John McWhorter is terrific (he's a professor of linguistics, not English). He's written some fascinating books on language.
tblue37
(65,547 posts)NJCher
(35,831 posts)In addition to linguistics. Columbia. I want to check out his podcast Lexicon Valley.
I liked this interview because he was able to explain how trump is so mentally limited. I hope the segment shows up on YouTube.
Wounded Bear
(58,779 posts)Shakespeare is a gold mine of insults.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)lastlib
(23,377 posts)...or compete with goldfish for alpha waves....
dem4decades
(11,321 posts)Elevator doesn't go all the way to the top.
Igel
(35,390 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,255 posts)The lights are on but nobody's home.
Not the sharpest pencil in the box.
canetoad
(17,216 posts)yonder
(9,686 posts)Three shakes shy of a fizz. Running with the blade a bit low.
The Figment
(494 posts)"Like imagining Mr.Trump trying to put M&M's into alphabetical order"
That made me laugh till I had tears!
mercuryblues
(14,557 posts)librechik
(30,678 posts)NJCher
(35,831 posts)I'm listening for the second time and I'm passing the link around to all my friends, too.