Where does the expression "batshit crazy" come from?

[Jackpine Radical]

I just found myself using it, and stopped to wonder just what the hell I was saying.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Maybe guano fumes are toxic?

[Mabus]

5. Col. Bat Guano from Dr. Strangelove

or the natural result of bats in the belfry. :shrug:

[azurnoir]

10. I think your right

Dr Strangelove is one of my favorite movies

[Mabus]

18. And naturally I posted it in the wrong place

:banghead:

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. But it was _way_ funnier that you posted it in a "toxic fecal matter" subthread. Oh the images

you brought to mind. :hurts: :crazy: :silly:


:rofl:

[Aristus]

2. It started appearing miraculously in dictionaries of idioms on the day Ann Coulter was born.

n/t

[cliffordu]

3. ROFL. DuZy!!

[depakid]

4. Bats in North America are vectors of rabies.

[sarge43]

6. The first time I heard it was from George Carlin back in the 70's n/t

[Fearless]

13. Yes indeed!

[whistle]

7. Not sure but it certainly applies to George Dubya Bush

[Captain Hilts]

8. I find myself using it a LOT lately! nt

[Gman]

9. It's a takeoff on "bats in the belfry"

[skooooo]

11. From Bat Boy.

[Historic NY]

12. I'm reluctant to direct you to this website...ah what the hell were all adults

this should give you some idea...I've met crazies, tin foil crazies and bat shit crazies in my life time. Don't click if you want to sleep tonight. ITS NSFW either

http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Insane

[ColbertWatcher]

16. You should put a NSFW warning for that link! n/t

[Historic NY]

19. added to it

[marmar]

14. I'd like to credit it to Katherine Harris, but I'm sure it predates her.....

n/t

[curse of greyface]

15. Aerosol transmission of rabies is known to occur in bat caves in the United States.

Breathing in thefumes from Batshit can also cause histoplasmosis.

[Jamastiene]

17. Trust me.

If you happen to gaze up at the Moon at night and a bat shits in your eye, it'll drive you crazy until you get it out.

:hide:

[Generic Brad]

20. Michelle Bachmann's resume

[Beregond2]

22. It used to be "batty," and had to do with bats having rabies,

which of course can make a person crazy eventually. I suppose it became "batshit" do to our current trend of thinking vulgarity makes us cool.