The ability for a conservative right wing loony to actually listen to something besides Fox news and comprehend what they say.
Joe may be a dumb as a rock republican bigot but he does listen to other radio/tv news stations and can think outside the Fox.
by Cactus Head December 10, 2011
Get the Think Outside the Fox mug.Old - Phrase in office-speak suggesting the use of unorthodox approaches to solve otherwise difficult problems. Not a bad phrase, but too many pointy-haired-boss types latched on to it and used it as a knee-jerk response when asked for input, thus blanching it of all meaning.
New - Happy-hour phrase meaning "Get your mind off the poontang - we're talking sports now!"
New - Happy-hour phrase meaning "Get your mind off the poontang - we're talking sports now!"
Old - Cube Monkey: Boss, I'd like your input on this problem.
Boss: Think outside of the box, Monkey.
Cube Monkey: Well, I thought you may have some time-saving insight, since you're paid to be my professional superior and all...
Boss: Just think outside of the box, Monkey!
Cube Monkey: Right. Hey! I'll use the fuckyoubossoscope!
Boss: There you go, Monkey!
New - Guy 1: Think the Rams have a chance this year?
Guy 2: It'll be tough, but anybody can make the playoffs in the NFC... What do you think, Trey?
Guy 3: Did you see the ass on that marketing intern? Damn! I could write a poem about that ass!
Guy 1: Hey, Trey... we're over here... football conversation?
Guy 2: Yeah, Trey - Think outside of the box!
Boss: Think outside of the box, Monkey.
Cube Monkey: Well, I thought you may have some time-saving insight, since you're paid to be my professional superior and all...
Boss: Just think outside of the box, Monkey!
Cube Monkey: Right. Hey! I'll use the fuckyoubossoscope!
Boss: There you go, Monkey!
New - Guy 1: Think the Rams have a chance this year?
Guy 2: It'll be tough, but anybody can make the playoffs in the NFC... What do you think, Trey?
Guy 3: Did you see the ass on that marketing intern? Damn! I could write a poem about that ass!
Guy 1: Hey, Trey... we're over here... football conversation?
Guy 2: Yeah, Trey - Think outside of the box!
by The Evil Steve September 5, 2005
Get the Think Outside of the Box mug.An unoriginal phrase/cliche following a conventional way of thinking used to encourage original thought and unconventional thinking, asking you do challenge the paradigm in a phrase that doesn't challenge the paradigm. Saying "Think Outside of the Box" is "Thinking Inside of the Box". This is similar in this aspect to the phrase "avoid cliches like the plague", warning against using cliches through the use of a cliche.
Boss: THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, PEOPLE!
Employee: (quietly) Okay, since you're obviously not...
Jack: THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!1
Ellen: Yeah, that's good advice. Maybe you should take it.
Employee: (quietly) Okay, since you're obviously not...
Jack: THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!1
Ellen: Yeah, that's good advice. Maybe you should take it.
by 1pro3u January 12, 2014
Get the Think Outside of the Box mug.A wittier version of the non-innovative cliché "think outside of the box". This sarcastic phrase should not be confused with other idioms such as "use your intuition", "go with your gut", or "process sensory data with your spinal grey matter".
Boss: If you can't think outside the box you'll be downsized.
Employee: Will I get your job if I think outside the brain?
Employee: Will I get your job if I think outside the brain?
by Puppet Villain August 13, 2014
Get the Think Outside the Brain mug."Think outside the box" is the phrase every douchebag boss you've ever had has said to you at least one time. "Think Outside the Box" as a phrase itself has no meaning. It literally has no useful meaning whatsoever.
What they WANT it to mean when they say it (They being of course your superiors at every job you hated when you were younger) is for you to exercise your mind and figure out the solution to a problem.
The real meaning? "I have no idea how to answer your question, so figure it out for yourself."
What they WANT it to mean when they say it (They being of course your superiors at every job you hated when you were younger) is for you to exercise your mind and figure out the solution to a problem.
The real meaning? "I have no idea how to answer your question, so figure it out for yourself."
1.) You: Sir, I found the account you wanted me to research, but in what way am I supposed to approach a 60 year old man with no liquid assets living on social security?
Your superior who's actually awful at his AND your job: Think outside the box!
2.) You as a 3rd grader: Dad, what's 9/3?
Your dad: 2.
You as a 6th grader: Dad, if x-10 = 15, what is x?
Your dad: 25
You as a freshman in high school: Dad, if (x-10)+5(2) = 20, what is x?
Your dad: ...Think outside the box!
Your superior who's actually awful at his AND your job: Think outside the box!
2.) You as a 3rd grader: Dad, what's 9/3?
Your dad: 2.
You as a 6th grader: Dad, if x-10 = 15, what is x?
Your dad: 25
You as a freshman in high school: Dad, if (x-10)+5(2) = 20, what is x?
Your dad: ...Think outside the box!
by Aurinax September 9, 2010
Get the Think Outside the Box mug.I've read your board presentation, Walter. Yes, "duck butter" certainly does represent a refreshing departure from standard accounting terminology. But alas, I'm afraid I'll need you to think outside the building. By the way, are we really selling that many hot pockets in Alabama?
by Lord Stentor November 27, 2011
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