Holes in Heads

Eric Siegerman erics at NOW.COM
Mon Apr 20 20:01:53 EDT 1998


> One thing that crossed my mind last night: there's a Dutch saying, 'Hij heeft
> een gaatje in zijn hoofd', literally 'he's got a hole in his head', which means
> that he's gone (slightly) mad.

The same phrase shows up in English, too:
"Got the new Spice Girls CD?"
"I need that like I need a hole in the head!"
(said in a suitably sarcastic tone of voice).

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