Lights on, but no-one inside!

We had an exchange of ideas on the Shoutbox earlier; What would you call someone who is :foolish

Penny short of a pound LOL

Not the full shilling

Lights on, but no-one inside

 

Lights are on but nobodies home...

A hooker short of a brothel...

An egg short of a dozen...

 

The wheel is turning, but the hamster died.

They have a room temperature IQ.

The display is lite, but the power switch is off.

 

A 6 pack short of a slab.

(Translation, for non-Aussies: )

6 cans missing from 24, in a carton of beer).

Bazza

 

One sandwich short of a picnic

the stairs don't go all the way to the top

 

One cowboy short of a rodeo . . .

 

...about as sharp as a butterknife...

...about as bright as a black lightbulb...

...as fast as a snail on smack...

 

elevator does not go all the way to the top.

a few chocolate chips short of a cookie.

stairway does not go all the way to the roof.

 

Other Aussie sayings:

Thick as a brick
One shrimp short on the barbie

 

too much yardage between the goal posts

a few fruit loops short of a full bowl

IQ of 2, takes 3 to grunt

takes 1.5 hours to watch 60 Minutes

proof that evolution CAN go in reverse

was left on the Titl-A-Whirl too long as a baby

got into the gene pool when the lifeguard wasn't watching

body by Fisher, brains by Mattel

a few fries short of a Happy Meal

surfing in Nebraska

EDIT: Just found a nice list here with the above plus others

I actually have a shirt that says "Your wheel's spinning, but the hamster ain't moving" with a picture of a passed out hamster in a wheel. Some girl in my dorm last year actually didn't get it.
She's not that bright to begin with, but we tried helping her understand without actually defining it by referring to "light's on, nobody's home." Her reponse was "...so? Someone left the light on before leaving." LOL So then someone blurted out "It means YOU'RE STUPID!!" Obviously not getting it, she got angry and stormed out of the room. That was probably the funniest moment of the year. I still don't think she gets it.

 

I resemble that remark

 

You pinched that of us I bet!

 

Wouldn't surprise me....considering where Aussies originated from....

Another couple of favourites:

Air head
Space cadet

Cheers

LS

 

less brains than a rocking horse.
mouth's still in gear, but the brain is switched off.

 

thick as two short planks
hasn't got two brain cells to rub together

 

I like a few fries short of a happy meal

 

not quite the sharpest tool in the shed

robbing some village, some where, of a much needed idiot

 

About a sharp as a bowling ball... :major

Like a Tatoo... they git's under your skin... :major

 

I was going to put "Doing a 'Paris Hilton'" but that would be discrimination.

 

CP. Jim. Choice your pick... :wave

 

Not the brightest crayon in the box

A Couple spikes short of a railroad

Shopping Macy's on a k-mart budget

Doorbell works, no one's listening

Elevator doesn't quite hit the penthouse

Sent the message, but the pager's turned off (we use that one at work a lot)


~C