Baz
21st September 2005, 05:30 PM
> During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director, "What
> is the criterion that defines a patient to be institutionalized?"
>
> "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, we offer a teaspoon, a
> teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the
> bathtub."
>
> 1. Would you use the spoon?
>
> 2. Would you use the teacup?
>
> 3. Would you use the bucket?
>
>
>
> "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon or the teacup."
>
>
>
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> "Noooooo," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug."
> is the criterion that defines a patient to be institutionalized?"
>
> "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, we offer a teaspoon, a
> teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the
> bathtub."
>
> 1. Would you use the spoon?
>
> 2. Would you use the teacup?
>
> 3. Would you use the bucket?
>
>
>
> "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon or the teacup."
>
>
>
>
> "Noooooo," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug."