Outside The Box

Heard the term “outside the box”? What box are they referring to? Sitting in my jammies at my computer Don't see no box, do you? A term you hear a lot these days What can it possibly mean This old guy is totally confused Totally betwixt and between Catch phrases have always confused me Prefer simple Dick and Jane words So all us grandpas can decipher them This stuff is sure for the birds Maybe I'll get an old cardboard box And sit me therein for a while Then emerge and start thinking of stuff In a clever “outside the box” style Really that's not at all what it means Heard someone say emphatically To go where no man has gone before Think a lot more erratically Now confused much more than ever Think I'll lie down for a while Till the world spins a few more times And I get back my winning smile<>
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De Beaulieu Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hello Happy Jack, i have no idea what Outside The box means. When you find out ,let me know. love, Darlene xxxx-oooo.
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Hello Happy jack, I think you explained it very well. Happy Jack, xxx/Darlene/
Ellison Avatar
April 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"Outside of the normal" Don't know how else to describe it! Happy day to you Miss Darlene xxx
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hello Happy Jack, LOL When I find out i will let you know. .love, /Darlene/ xxxx-oooo.
Ellison Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Me too! When you find out let me know dear Darlene Until then love, Jack xxx
Farmer Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This made me smile, like a gift from someone's homemade remedy that hasn't come in a box.
Ellison Avatar
March 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What a wonderful reply to my poem dear friend! Perhaps home-made apple!!! Thank you truly! Love and cheers, Jack
Cunningham Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Sometimes we have to get in the box and cover our ears, all this doom and gloom can drive you over the edge. Keep smiling Jack and the whole world will smile with you. Tom
Ellison Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm still smiling Tom... keep it up! Try to ignore all the crap that's going on! My advice for the day lol cheers my friend!
Blown Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
damn nice one.....'outside thee 4d box'... ...relaxing in the fifth dimension......len
Ellison Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Bottom line is "relax".. let it go! With or without you, matters not, it's still going to happen! Have a good one Len!!!
Andresen Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
- Yes, rest a little... out of the box, out of your head :))) - hugs
Ellison Avatar
March 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Not easy to do in this crazy "over the top" news events! Certain individuals keep stirring things up! If one day goes by without some earth shattering news to shake your world to its foundation... go for a walk in the woods with your dog! Have a quiet day dear Anne-Lise!
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