Marbles is a game. To “lose one’s marbles” is an idiom meaning “to become insane.”
“is wondering if anyone has found their marbles…they seem to be lost…” was posted on X/Twitter by SDPete on June 8, 2010. “has anyone ever found their marbles” was posted on X/Twitter by joshua f on June 17, 2019. “But has anyone ever found their marbles” was posted on X/Twitter by Elaine Murphy on November 25, 2020. “Has anyone ever found their marbles?” was posted on X/Twitter by 馃ВMad Hatter Mommy!!!鉂勶笍 on February 23, 2024.
Wikipedia: Marbles (games)
Marbles is a game played with small, round glass balls called marbles.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
lose one’s marbles
idiom
informal + humorous
: to become insane
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SDPete
@SLOTHDaddy
is wondering if anyone has found their marbles…they seem to be lost…
4:57 AM 路 Jun 8, 2010
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SarcastiKatt | Twitch Streamer
@SarcastiKat_
RT @freckles_405 “Uh-oh. Somebody found their marbles.” #RaisingHope cracks me up!!
9:27 PM 路 Sep 28, 2010
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Cheyenne Christine
@WalkingSofter
Has someone found their marbles? Could it be a marble can harness that much power? http://fb.me/2UvI9IqwO
7:03 AM 路 Apr 14, 2014
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Kara Goldfinch
@KaraLG84
Suppose there’s not many who can say they’ve found their marbles. 😊
9:01 AM 路 Jun 7, 2014
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joshua f
@joshuaflour
has anyone ever found their marbles
10:49 AM 路 Jun 27, 2019
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Elaine Murphy
@ElaineMurphy_
But has anyone ever found their marbles
1:40 PM 路 Nov 25, 2020
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馃ВMad Hatter Mommy!!!鉂勶笍
@MadHatterMommy
Has anyone ever found their marbles?
1:40 PM 路 Feb 23, 2024
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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