Sara S
01-11-2010, 09:10 AM
During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the director "How do you
determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized."
"Well," said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket
because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Would
you like a bed near the window?"
determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized."
"Well," said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to
empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket
because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Would
you like a bed near the window?"