TheMole Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I love "van de pot gerukt" in Dutch, which translates to "Having been janked from the toilet". Another one is "op uw kop gevallen en blijven botsen", which roughly means "fallen on your head and kept bouncing". These things are hard to translate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I have heard it said, when talking about someone being crazy, that they "must have bumped [his/her] head." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 And the old standbyes "Not playing with a full deck" "A few bricks short of a full load" "The lights are on but nobody is home" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I translated this one for "not too smart" literally from English to my wife's dutch relatives and they paused for a few seconds and then roared with laughter. "The lights are on but nobody's home" (De lichten verbranden maar niemand is thuis) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 A few more: Lost his (or her) marbles Crackers Dropped on their head a few too many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 A few more. One card shy of a full deck. Bonkers Screw loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Two more from German: - den Überblick verloren haben (having lost the overview) - den Jagdschein haben / reif für den Jagdschein sein (having the hunting license / be ripe for the hunting license) Had to look it up for myself: I found that the "Jagdschein" (hunting license) in that sense is an euphemism for the official certification of mental illness. Up to the 1960ies, according to the German penal code (StGB), a mentally ill person was held unaccountable for any offense - thus, such a person could do whatever he wanted, maybe also shooting around. (This has been specified more thoroughly after the penal code reform in the 70ies.) [This possibly also illustrates the fact that in Germany, you don't see guns; you must have an official permit to be allowed to have a gun. Thus, if someone is shooting, you could safely assume it is a hunter and has a hunting license.] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Uhh..did someone call me? I heard something bout, nuts, screws loose, loose cannon...ok..I'm gone again... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hey--insane world is my home, just ask She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed. You'll never get her to be quiet again. . .LOLOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/10/eye-of-beholder-64-preview-we-find-out.html?m=1 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apersson850 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 In Swedish: "En fem-femma". Translates to "A five-fiver". This comes from the 1864 year criminal act, where you could avoid punishment if you were declared insane acoording to the definitions in the firth chaper of the fifth paragraph. That legislation is now succeeded by the 1965 criminal act. But although the expression has lost its legal value, it's still sometimes said in a derogatory meaning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) <spoiler> ...NO SPOILERS!!! <spoiler> EDIT: Looks like I got SPOILED??? Edited October 31, 2019 by HOME AUTOMATION 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabin Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Looking through some boxes and stuff in the attic of my boyfriend's old house, we found a box of old LCD handheld games that all seem to work fine. The most expensive one (that we know of) is a Tiger Electronics Mortal Kombat Barcodzz with all of the cards and the container sleeve for them. I'm hoping to take some pics of them to put on Stewart Ashen's Snupps group for posterity, before we try to sell them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 What I Saw To Share On The Dumping Thread.webm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 You just thought you bought a new SD card. It could really just be a Micro SD in costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Noname brand too. Probably not even 2gb!! ? Do you have a linux box handy? I am curious what it's identity string says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Its just a pic from a web page. One of those " X# of pics your life is a lie" ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 awww... I love a good mystery, but totally hate clickbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabin Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 11/14/2019 at 3:59 PM, xabin said: Looking through some boxes and stuff in the attic of my boyfriend's old house, we found a box of old LCD handheld games that all seem to work fine. The most expensive one (that we know of) is a Tiger Electronics Mortal Kombat Barcodzz with all of the cards and the container sleeve for them. I'm hoping to take some pics of them to put on Stewart Ashen's Snupps group for posterity, before we try to sell them. http://snupp.it/S7TX8e Here we go. Not all of the LCD games, but all of the Tiger ones. We seem to have 2 rare ones: the Barcodzz one, and a Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego one that I can't find any info on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Omega-TI Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 I learned something new on another part of AtariAge today. It appears The Oregon Trail game comes in a << HAND HELD VERSION >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Yup. I bought a bunch of those for Christmas gifts last year. Was a big hit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wierd_w Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Is it the MECC version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, wierd_w said: Is it the MECC version? It is true to the M.E.C.C. version, but not exact. It has some changes made for the more advanced hardware, and hunting is different than I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Someone should make a Gamebook / Pick-a-path book version of Oregon Trail. Title it "Decisions & Dysentery". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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