funny farm

Example Sentences

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This subtle, amiable jailbird on temporary leave to the funny farm is saner than the men around him but he’s not necessarily brighter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for budding writers as an MFA is now.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2015

"I don't watch betting patterns and I think, if I did, I'd wind up in the funny farm."

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012

McNally is an angry and some-tunes vicious observer of personality types; this funny farm is liberally mined with terror as well as gags.

From Time Magazine Archive

And to everyone else, take it easy and hang tough. i was temporarily insane at the time See you smart guys at the funny farm.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette