From The Past: June 5, 2007

Did you know you have to be 18 years or older to buy Super Glue?

Did you know you have to be 18 years or older to buy White Out?

I received this information from our friendly cashier at Wal-Mart when we bought some Super Glue. Something beeped on the register and the screen asked her if I was at least 18 years old as the Super Glue passed over the scanner. I thought that was strange, so I questioned her about it.

She said you have to be 18 because younger kids could sniff it. I told her that I could sniff it just as well. She said they think younger kids might not know they weren’t supposed to sniff it.

I admit, kids can be naïve, but I don’t think sniffing Super Glue is an accidental occurrence. I also think if they want to sniff it, they’ll find a way.

What kind of kid does that anyway?

When I was in high school I knew a guy who would pour gasoline into a garbage bag and then stick his whole head into the bag and breathe the fumes.

Yes, that takes stupidity. I wonder where he is today and if he regrets doing that.

Here are some one-liners I found on the Internet to describe people like this:

* The light’s on but no one’s home.

* Not the brightest bulb in the box.

* A few screws short of a hardware store.

* Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

* A few cards short of a full deck.

* A few fries short of a Happy Meal.

* Dumber than a box of rocks.

* The elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top floor.

* Fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.

* Not the sharpest crayon in the box.

* Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

* They are depriving some village of its idiot.

* A few clowns short of a circus.

* A few beers short of a six-pack.

* Dumb as a donkey.

* Dumb as a stump.

* The wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead.

* The cheese slid off their cracker.

* Doesn’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt.

* A poster child for birth control.

* The elevator goes to the top but the doors don’t open.

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Do you think the person below has sniffed something?

Just kidding 😉 It’s my dad being silly 🙂