Look, Gallagher, I know this drum's full of crackpots.

Very fond of rumpots, crackpots... and 'How are you, Mr. Wilson? '

When we originally looked at bringing civil actions against terrorists, everyone thought we were a bit mad and mavericks and crackpots.

Fields of endeavor that use science in their titles tend to be those that get masses of people emotionally involved and in which crackpots seem to have some purchase on public opinion.

Fields of endeavor that use science in their titles tend to be those that get masses of people emotionally involved and in which crackpots seem to have some purchase on public opinion. These fields have science in their names to distinguish them from their disreputable cousins.