"the wino's poor befuddled mind"
"a mind befogged with drink"
"obviously bemused by his questions"
"bewildered and confused"
"a cloudy and confounded philosopher"
"just a mixed-up kid"
"she felt lost on the first day of school"
"muddleheaded ideas"
"your addled little brain"
"woolly thinking"
"woolly-headed ideas"