When I was young and worked in an office, one of my co-workers gave me an expression I’ve used ever since:
He’s crazier’n a tree full of hoot-owls.
I don’t know what makes hoot-owls particularly crazy, or why the craziness increases with numbers, but it feels right, so I use it. That’s how good expressions do.
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A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Write about a tree full of hoot-owls.
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RAAckerman@Cerebrations.biz
January 6, 2021 at 10:04amHow many times a day can you use that for TheDonald? Rep Nunez? Louis Gompert?
Let’s have a contest!
Dan Antion
January 6, 2021 at 12:04pmWow, that applies to so many people today.
John Holton
January 6, 2021 at 7:36pmI saw another along the same lines today: You have more loose screws than a hardware store in an earthquake!