... is crazy to your mind?

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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:38	history	edited	CommunityBot		replaced http://english.stackexchange.com/ with https://english.stackexchange.com/
Jul 25, 2013 at 20:14	comment	added	called2voyage		Sometimes the word "batty" is used as a shortened version of "bats in the belfry". It is more common than the latter phrase, but it is probably less common then some of the other expressions here. It is used as an adjective modifying the subject, for example: "Sherri's pretty batty; she left her paperwork on top of the car when she drove off." It probably would not be used for someone driving crazily though.
Jul 19, 2013 at 10:11	comment	added	J.R.		@user867: I see what you're getting at... No – as you say, the finger points upward, not at the recipient. You've described "flipping the bird" better than I originally did; I've edited my answer in hopes of describing the gesture more accurately. Thanks.
Jul 19, 2013 at 10:08	history	edited	J.R.	CC BY-SA 3.0	redescribed the gesture in question
Jul 19, 2013 at 6:55	comment	added	user867		I've never seen someone flip the bird by pointing their middle finder at someone... Usually they make a fist rotated such that the back of the hand faces the individual they're targeting, and extend their middle finger so that it points toward the sky. Is this a regional variation?
May 24, 2012 at 9:40	vote	accept	Em1
May 18, 2012 at 13:39	history	edited	Callithumpian	CC BY-SA 3.0	added 118 characters in body
May 18, 2012 at 9:48	history	answered	J.R.	CC BY-SA 3.0