Finnish: Sinulla ei ole kaikki murot kulhossa.
English: You don’t have all the cereal in the bowl
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression. Heard this version on Television.
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122015001
Finnish: Syö sika syö, jouluna sinut tapetaan.
English: Eat pig! Eat! You will be killed at Christmas.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-20-2015)
origin: heard it from their respective grandparents. Commonly used by elderly towards children who eat too much.
121915004
Finnish: Sinä et ole penaalin terävin kynä
English: You are not the sharpest pencil in the case
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression
121915003
Swedish: “Hör du nu tror jag hör du nog du är lite klumpigt vaggad”
English: “You know what, I think you were clumsily rocked”
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: Meaning that someone was clumsily rocked as a child and is therefore stupid. Heard it in the countryside near Vaasa, in a Swedish dialect.
121915002
Swedish: Du är dum som en stövel
English: You’re as smart as a boot
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: common Swedish expression
121715006
Swedish: Du har nog några skruvar lösa
English: You probably have some screws loose
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Swedish expression to say someone is dim-witted
121715005
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
121715003
Finnish:Sinulla ei taida olla kaikki Muumit laaksossa
English: Seems like you don’t have all your Moomins in the valley
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression (based on a Finnish fairy tale) to say someone is dim-witted
121715002
Finnish:Sinulla ei ole kaikki Muumit laaksossa
English:You don’t have all your Moomins in the valley
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression (based on a Finnish fairy tale) to say someone is dim-witted
121715001
Finnish: Sinulla ei ole kaikki intiaanit kanootissa
English: You don’t have all the Indians in the canoe.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-17-2015)
origin: common Finnish expression to say someone is dim-witted