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30.       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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