I asked Jack, 'How can you stand to live in that box'

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Jack in the box

I asked Jack, "How can you stand to live in that box? Whiskey on the rocks?” He said, "Nah, it's much more mundane. I simply turn off my brain; then, turn it back on again, when someone else wants me to entertain.

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Alesia Leach

Date: 4/8/2025 4:10:00 PM

This is hilarious on the surface, but the last line hit different. Poor Jack--just flipping his switch on and off for whoever walks by. Clever and quietly sad. I really felt that.

Marinus Jansen
Date: 4/9/2025 8:03:00 AM

Thanks, Alesia. Your comment means a lot. :-)