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I wouldn't say he's stupid, but...

Ways to Describe Someone as Stupid

1) A few clowns short of a circus.
2) A few fries short of a happy meal.
3) The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.
4) The butter has slipped off his pancake.
5) The cheese slid off his cracker.
6) Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.
7) Warning: Objects in mirror are dumber than they appear.
8) Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
9) As smart as bait.
10) Her sewing machine's out of thread.
11) One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl.
12) Her antenna doesn't pick up all the channels.
13) His belt doesn't go through all the loops.
14) Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse.
15) Receiver is off the hook.
16) Not wired to code.
17) Skylight leaks a little.
18) Her slinky's kinked.
19) Too much yardage between the goal posts.
20) Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold them together.
21) A photographic memory, but the lens cover is on.
22) During evolution his ancestors were in the control group.
23) Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.
24) If brains were taxed, he'd get a rebate.
25) Standing close to her, you can hear the ocean.
26) Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, but he just gargled.
27) One sandwich short of a picnic.
28) Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
29) One of her DuraCells is in upside down.
30) His elevator doesn't stop at all the floors.

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Since I was a kid until now I really, I mean really, really hate the word STUPID and also people who use that word. For me it’s such a rude and mean word. Don’t you think so? Besides using the synonym of STUPID for example dim, thick, slow, dull, unintelligent and so on, I’ve been searching through the internet and I found this. It’s really surprising that there are a lot of other words/phrases or should I say idioms, perhaps figure of speech would be better, that are more ‘polite’ to be used. Besides using not clever, dense, numb and so on these phrases are very interesting, fun and funny. This is why besides reading it for information; I also read it for pleasure. For example, ‘a photographic memory but the lens cover is on’ and another one is ‘her antenna doesn't pick up all the channels’. I find it funny and ‘cute’. Cute as if the person is not knowing things (‘blur’) and that particular person looks cute. Its good information you know. So people out there who like to and always use STUPID, there’s always other options for you guys to convey the meaning of this word. Just have a look at http://www.webenglishteacher.com/stupid.html for a lot more words and phrase. You can also ‘dig through’ the main web http://www.webenglishteacher.com and go to ‘Just For Fun’ link. There is a collection of jokes, puns, parodies and other fun stuff and even activities that you can do. Most are humorous and show different aspects of English at play. Enjoy!