The phrase was first documented in the BBC's Lenny Henry Christmas Special. So it might be something that someone would say when describing someone as being a bit crazy. Like he's a monkey wrench short of a toolkit. Another thing is like the lights are on, but there's nobody home and a few sandwiches short of a picnic. The next one is the word anorac which means geeky or nerdy.

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