Friday, January 11, 2013

The Bathtub Test

The Bathtub Test

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 put the plug.  Do you want a bed near the window?"

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