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drpaladin

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I've never heard this one used. You more often here birdbrain, nitwit, or ditz.

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sandrewn

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2 hours ago, drpaladin said:

I've never heard this one used. You more often here birdbrain, nitwit, or ditz.

There are so many, I can not recall a specific occasion or person I used one on. However, I think all of us(be honest now) have said someone is or is being 'silly', not as fancy, but means pretty much the same.

My all time favorite has to be, thank you Archie Bunker, 'dingbat'.

All in the Family - The Origin of the Name "Dingbat" (1973) - YouTube

 

R.I.P.

Jean Stapleton

(born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013)

 

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JamesSavik

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I've heard rattlebrain described a little differently.

Sometimes when you get older and your brain gets full, it doesn't always come out in the right order, or when you need it to. It's a bit like the junk drawer in your kitchen, which has all sorts of useful miscellaneous stuff, if only you could remember what was in there. Clothespins to seal potato chip bags? ✔️ Small Hammer? ✔️ Screwdriver? ✔️ Toothpicks? ✔️ Matches? ✔️ 8" Lighter for the grill? ✔️

Now, if only my silly rattlebrain could remember what was in there, I could probably run the whole house from that drawer.

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drpaladin

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52 minutes ago, JamesSavik said:

I've heard rattlebrain described a little differently.

Sometimes when you get older and your brain gets full, it doesn't always come out in the right order, or when you need it to. It's a bit like the junk drawer in your kitchen, which has all sorts of useful miscellaneous stuff, if only you could remember what was in there. Clothespins to seal potato chip bags? ✔️ Small Hammer? ✔️ Screwdriver? ✔️ Toothpicks? ✔️ Matches? ✔️ 8" Lighter for the grill? ✔️

Now, if only my silly rattlebrain could remember what was in there, I could probably run the whole house from that drawer.

All of my drawers are junk drawers. I get terrified whenever I go to someone's house and I'm confronted with orderly drawers. It's so unnatural.

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Bill W

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I've never heard the word rattlebrained before.  My grandparents and other older relatives used the word addle-brained or addle-headed instead, which basically means the same thing as rattlebrained.  

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drpaladin

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56 minutes ago, Bill W said:

I've never heard the word rattlebrained before.  My grandparents and other older relatives used the word addle-brained or addle-headed instead, which basically means the same thing as rattlebrained.  

Or addlepated. 

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wildone

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I'm sure I've heard it in conjunction with a scare! 

After the mummy jumped out from behind the wall, it left me rattlebrained for a bit.

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