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wrote on 11/16/03 3:45 PM:

Inger Skramstad Jørstad wrote:
"Their attics are vacant", we say about such persons
here, or "Their books are unbalanced". And a lot of other things,
too, like "There is no furniture on the top floor", or just simply,
"There is nobody home in their penthouse apartment".

A few chops short of a barbecue, a few beers short of a ****up, a few sheep
loose in the top paddock...

A few crimes short of a long prison sentence, a few ethics short of a
conscience, a few thefts short of a felony........