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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don’t get the last one and feel pretty dumb at the moment.

Screwball, crackpot… leaky faucet?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Drip. Used to be an expression for an idiot.

Yeah, that one took me a minute. I think "drip" or "slow drip"? I know "drip" used to be a term but was never one I associated with "screwball" or "crackpot". Usually I'd heard "drip" to mean something closer to "dull" or "boring".