Why Is Bat ***** Considered Crazy?

[Irv]

Yes. I have too much time on my hands.  Just wondering why bat ***** is crazy?  Why not Llama ***** crazy?  Dingo *****?  Inquiring minds want to know.  

[The Poojer]

probably has something to do with 'bats in the belfry' which refers to someone mentally unstable.  perhaps the odor coming from the guano also contributed to making someone lose it

[BuffaloBill]

There are many of these conundrums in language. Why can you say behind or butt not ass for example? 

[Guffalo]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 Why can you say behind butt not ass for example? 

And yet you just did

[Gugny]

3 hours ago, The Poojer said:

probably has something to do with 'bats in the belfry' which refers to someone mentally unstable.  perhaps the odor coming from the guano also contributed to making someone lose it

 

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-term-batshit-crazy#:~:text=I can fi-,It comes from a popular phrase from around the turn,batty” to “batshit”.

 

A person who is batshit crazy is considered certifiably nuts. The phrase had origins in the old fashioned term " bats in the belfrey." Old fashioned churches had a structure at the top called a belfrey, which housed the church bells. Bats are highly sensitive to sounds and would not inhabit any belfry of an active church where the bell was being rung often. When a church became abandoned and many years would pass without the bell being rung, bats would eventually inhabit the belfry. So, when somebody said that an individual had "bats in the belfry" it meant that there was "nothing going on upstairs" (as in that person's brain). So to be batshit is to take this a step further. A person who is batshit crazy is so nuts that not only is their belfry full of bats, but there are so many bats that have been there for so long that the belfry is coated in batshit. Therefore, the craziest of the crazy people are considered BATSHIT CRAZY.

[BuffaloBill]

5 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-term-batshit-crazy#:~:text=I can fi-,It comes from a popular phrase from around the turn,batty” to “batshit”.

 

A person who is batshit crazy is considered certifiably nuts. The phrase had origins in the old fashioned term " bats in the belfrey." Old fashioned churches had a structure at the top called a belfrey, which housed the church bells. Bats are highly sensitive to sounds and would not inhabit any belfry of an active church where the bell was being rung often. When a church became abandoned and many years would pass without the bell being rung, bats would eventually inhabit the belfry. So, when somebody said that an individual had "bats in the belfry" it meant that there was "nothing going on upstairs" (as in that person's brain). So to be batshit is to take this a step further. A person who is batshit crazy is so nuts that not only is their belfry full of bats, but there are so many bats that have been there for so long that the belfry is coated in batshit. Therefore, the craziest of the crazy people are considered BATSHIT CRAZY.

Would you be describing yourself? 
 

Excellent explanation.  

[muppy]

okay here's mine. How come u drive on the parkway but park on the driveway?

 

hmmmmmmm

 

lol 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

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[Marv's Neighbor]

Ancient Chinese secret!

[Augie]

10 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:

There are many of these conundrums in language. Why can you say behind or butt not ass for example? 

 

I texted someone about making them eat their heart out recently. WHAT?   🤷‍♂️

[Augie]

9 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-term-batshit-crazy#:~:text=I can fi-,It comes from a popular phrase from around the turn,batty” to “batshit”.

 

A person who is batshit crazy is considered certifiably nuts. The phrase had origins in the old fashioned term " bats in the belfrey." Old fashioned churches had a structure at the top called a belfrey, which housed the church bells. Bats are highly sensitive to sounds and would not inhabit any belfry of an active church where the bell was being rung often. When a church became abandoned and many years would pass without the bell being rung, bats would eventually inhabit the belfry. So, when somebody said that an individual had "bats in the belfry" it meant that there was "nothing going on upstairs" (as in that person's brain). So to be batshit is to take this a step further. A person who is batshit crazy is so nuts that not only is their belfry full of bats, but there are so many bats that have been there for so long that the belfry is coated in batshit. Therefore, the craziest of the crazy people are considered BATSHIT CRAZY.

 

Was this part of some thesis, or did you have to write it before they would let you out??? 

[Nextmanup]

On 12/22/2021 at 10:00 PM, Marv's Neighbor said:

Ancient Chinese secret!

Who remembers this commercial? If you do, and can recite at least one line from it, you're OK in my book!