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A good example is [[antipope]] [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Pius_XIII Pius XIII].
A good example is [[antipope]] [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Pius_XIII Pius XIII].


This style of observation is known as a [[full-deckism]], from the expression ''He isn't playing with a full deck''. An [[Australia]]n equivalent term is ''A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock''.
This style of observation is usually categorised as a [[full-deckism]], from the expression ''He isn't playing with a full deck''. [[Australia]]n equivalent terms are ''A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock'' and, more aptly, ''Nutty as a fruitcake''.

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An expression that has arrived in Lochac since the lands of New Zealand joined our Kingdom. People ask me where I got it from, so there's your answer.

It basically means a person who's not entirely all there.

A good example is antipope Pius XIII.

This style of observation is usually categorised as a full-deckism, from the expression He isn't playing with a full deck. Australian equivalent terms are A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock and, more aptly, Nutty as a fruitcake.