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christine
443 posts

23 Feb 2008 Sat 10:43 pm

Quoting peace train:

Quoting susan666:

The lights are on but no ones home= A person is there in body but not in spirit or mind

space cadet = someone with no brains

A penny short of a shilling

A sweet short of a quarter

all the same meaning

31.

peacetrain
1905 posts

23 Feb 2008 Sat 10:49 pm

Quoting christine:

Quoting peace train:

Quoting susan666:

The lights are on but no ones home= A person is there in body but not in spirit or mind

space cadet = someone with no brains

A penny short of a shilling

A sweet short of a quarter

all the same meaning

more:

a sandwich short of a picnic

a screw loose

He's lost his marbles

in cloud cuckoo land

32.

Leelu
1746 posts

23 Feb 2008 Sat 11:36 pm

Quoting peace train:

Quoting christine:

Quoting peace train:

Quoting susan666:

The lights are on but no ones home= A person is there in body but not in spirit or mind

space cadet = someone with no brains

A penny short of a shilling

A sweet short of a quarter

all the same meaning

more:

a sandwich short of a picnic

a screw loose

He's lost his marbles

in cloud cuckoo land

another one ..
"a french fry short of a happy meal"

33.

christine
443 posts

23 Feb 2008 Sat 11:52 pm

Zip it

Telling someone to be quiet

34.

peacetrain
1905 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 12:00 am

wind your neck in

take a chill pill

both can mean calm down

off one's trolley - insane/crazy

35.

peacetrain
1905 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 12:01 am

Quoting Leelu:

Quoting peace train:

Quoting christine:

Quoting peace train:

Quoting susan666:

The lights are on but no ones home= A person is there in body but not in spirit or mind

space cadet = someone with no brains

A penny short of a shilling

A sweet short of a quarter

all the same meaning

more:

a sandwich short of a picnic

a screw loose

He's lost his marbles

in cloud cuckoo land

another one ..
"a french fry short of a happy meal"

1 stalker short of a flash mob

36.

dizzyspinner
0 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 01:19 am

To be like a dog with a bone

37.

eddie
0 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 01:40 am

A happy hunting ground
=
A place one goes to make money...
Cat Stevens would be proud ...

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38.

peacetrain
1905 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 02:53 am

Quoting eddie:

A happy hunting ground
=
A place one goes to make money...

Still working on the homework PT...
Cat Stevens would be proud ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b_eUnxDE8YY
he's the cat's whiskers

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39.

eddie
0 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 05:26 am

40.

eddie
0 posts

24 Feb 2008 Sun 05:26 am

She thinks she is blue-blooded.....
=
She thinks she is royalty...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjSHazjrWg

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