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121715005

Posted on January 20, 2016 by janksarchive

Swedish: Lampan lysen men ingen är hemma
English: The lights are on but nobody’s home
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Swedish expression to say someone is dim-witted

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