lunatics have taken over the asylum in English

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Etymology: Said to originate in a 1919 remark by Richard A. Rowland about the founding of United Artists. Perhaps an allusion to the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, first published 1845. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=(the) lunatics have taken over the asylum}} (the) lunatics have taken over the asylum

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"lunatics have taken over the asylum" meaning in English

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