not the sharpest duck in the china cabinet Is an odd variant of “not the sharpest knife in the drawer” and “like a bull in a china shop”
It is said that the term originates from the Great Plains/Lower Delta in the Midwest US. Most say the saying came from a notably dumb duck hunter. He didn’t understand the two aforementioned terms “not the sharpest knife in the drawer” and “like a bull in a china shop” but instead of learning what they meant he created the abomination of a saying “not the sharpest duck in the china cabinet” When the poor bastard said it the first time it caught everyone off guard. Everyone in the duck blind stopped what they were doing and begged for further elaboration of the slang term. He refused to elaborate. Without a concrete answer speculation ran wild but no could adequately explain it.
From that point onward the term disseminated across the country. Most people use it ironically for a replacement term. It has caused great confusion and hilarity over the decades
Person 1: did you see that duck dive right into the decoy? That was crazy, it took that damn thing out!
Person 2: yeah that sumbitch is not the sharpest duck in the china cabinet
Person 3: hol up. What does that mean?
Person 2: *refuses to elaborate*
A person who is simultaneously morbidly obese and smells like Sasquatch. When confronted about either the obesity or the smell, their excuses are notably retarded.
These specimen cannot be as in magneto as Sasquatch because each of their steps cause earthquakes.
Person 1: wtf is that stench??
Person 2: it’s coming from that fatsquatch over there
Person 1: can’t you take a shower?
Fatsquatch: absolutely not! It’ll drain my primate powers
In magneto is term that means incognito if you didn’t graduate high school.
The term was unkindly introduced to the American English slang. After an employee at a well known agricultural equipment company was unusually quiet. When asked if he was okay he replied that he was just in magneto today. When asked if he meant incognito, he vehemently insisted that he meant in magneto. This employee had not graduated high school and was mostly kept at the job out of pity. The answer perplexed anyone who heard it and has above room temperature IQ.
From that point the term in magneto was an ironic term for the rest of eternity. Most people don’t know it’s bizarre origins
Person 1: hey buddy you’ve been real quiet today. Are you okay? Has your baby mama hurt you?
Person 2: no I’m just in magneto today.
Person 1: don’t you mean incognito?
Person 2: incognito sounds like a made up word.
A common term in the rural Midwest United States. The origin is for this term is blurry at best. Some people say that a gay couple in Kansas were attacked by Saint Bernard dog on May Day sometime in the 80s. After having received a blood transfer from the attack it contracted AIDS. This origin is disputed against the claims of it originating Iowa after a standoff between a meth head and the police. Taking place on May Day in the 70s, strong evidence suggests this is the origin. After a short fire fight, the meth head and the neighbor’s Saint Bernard were killed. Since the meth head was raging homosexual, it could be inferred that the term Gayer than a Saint Bernard on May Day came from that.
Person one: this job blows is so fucking gay
Person two: for real for real. It is Gayer than a Saint Bernard on May Day
Person one: what the fuck are you on about