nutty as a fruitcake

Etymology
First use appears c. 1911 or 1912. See cite below.

Adjective

 * 1)  Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty.
 * 2) * 2003, William Safire / NY Times News Service, "Fruitcake: A word that gets the US Congress to call the cops", Taipei Times, 10 Aug, p. 9,
 * Eugene O'Neill, in his 1914 play, The Movie Man, coined a memorable simile: "We sure are as nutty as a fruitcake or we wouldn't be here."
 * Eugene O'Neill, in his 1914 play, The Movie Man, coined a memorable simile: "We sure are as nutty as a fruitcake or we wouldn't be here."