Nuts
Nuts adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the bizarre rantings in the notes left behind by the serial killer convinced the police that the guy was nuts
Odd
Odd adjective - Being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate.
Both words in one sentence
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Games magazine once did an article on people with odd collections such as nuts (the edible kind), Mack trucks, doorknobs and maps of Transylvania.
Source: Collector of the Strange - The fact that they continue to be forgiven on missing payments is odd considering their landlord is so greedy he tears nuts and bolts out of roller coasters while people are still on them.
Source: Perpetual Poverty - The Bloodhound Gang went nuts with this, putting 40-odd blank tracks at the end of their Hooray For Boobies CD, with Easter Eggs hidden at random among them.
Source: Hidden Track
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