3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Not as colourful as the Finnish expression of course, but it suits the context perfectly. Maybe I should have given more context: we are talking about a madman who turns normal for a few seconds. This is followed by the question: "Ovatko maailmankirjat lopullisesti sekaisin?" Nothing quite catches the irony the way "What is the world coming to?" does."