Tetched

Maybe if we acted more like the NRA of the 40's and 50's we'd triple our membership but as of now, the majority of gun owners think the NRA leadership is tetched. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Melvyn Douglas plays the guardian of Patricia Gozzi, who is a bit tetched in the head who becomes involved with Dean Stockwell. ❋ Jacqueline T Lynch (2009)

I remember a George Carlin bit that had a bunch of alternative terms for “tetched in the head”, of which my favorite was “a few Senators short of a quorum.” ❋ Unknown (2004)

Because there is no compromise with someone as tetched to wear virginity panties. ❋ Unknown (2005)

DeBeck was also responsible for popularizing the expression “tetched in the haid.” ❋ William Safire (2004)

It also sounds similar to the U.S. colloquial tetched "touched" in the head, in the sense of being mildly unstable or mentally handicapped. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The world's Platts have always looked on reformers as political aberrations to be scorned as "bleeding hearts" and "do-gooders" out of touch with reality, if not actually tetched in the head, and therefore dangerous to political stability. ❋ Baker, Russell (2002)

All kinds of valuables, they say — back in the 1920s — just before he died, when he was a little tetched in the head. ❋ Braun, Lilian Jackson (1989)

She looked at me as if I might be a little tetched myself. ❋ Pronzini, Bill (1981)

Ma allus tole us dat if one of dem Kluxers tetched a ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

Thar was one slave he never tetched; that was his foreman and his name was Robert too, lak I done told you. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

They 're most too much so to be tetched for treason; ❋ Various (N/A)

"Yes, but the boss has give orders that they ain't to be tetched," said another. ❋ Margaret Devereux (N/A)

Now Jim, he's dead, and Andy -- cou'se he never'd tetched Jim if he'd been hisself. ' ❋ Edith H. Allen (N/A)

Evvybody tetched it 'cept one old man and his wife; dey jus' wouldn't come nigh dat coop whar dat rooster was a-lookin 'at evvybody out of his little red eyes. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

He said dat when de guilty ones tetched it de old rooster would crow. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

Soon as she tetched it, day flew all ober us, and it took Mammy bout a day to get the stingers outen our haids. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)

"Lord, Mr. Geoffrey -- her bed ain't been tetched!" ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

Jim and the Deacon went a-hunting, and as they wuz a-ridin 'along through the timber down by Ruben Hendrick's paster, Jim keepin' his eyes peeled and not sayin 'much, when all to onct he seen a rabbit settin' in a brush heap, and he jist tetched the old hoss on the sides and he squatted right down. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Men [leaving] [the toilet seat] up makes women tetched [i.e]. mad ❋ *Ren (2005)

*[kathy]* hey don't you think bell is annoying *annie*god kathy thats so [tetchy] *[Natasha]* yer kathy why you have to be soo tetch!! ❋ X-V-x (2008)