> Which reminds me of a great Swiss expression regarding getting taken away
> by the men with the straightjackets:
>
> "Vom gelbe Waegeli abgeholt werden"
>
> "To be taken away by the yellow car", because in Switzerland they have
> yellow cars to take you away.
Which reminds me of a infamous modern dutch expression "Het busje komt
zo..." meaning "The little van will be arriving shortly..."
It was originally the title (and most of the lyrics) of a dutch pop song
which was a parody on the "methadon-bus", a government initiative to help
drug addicts.
The expression is now use to belittle someone who is saying or doing
something weird. It should preferably be said in a condescending and
patronizing tone :-)
Maarten van Beek