Empty the tub

> The Bathtub Test

>

> During a visit to a mental institution, the visitor 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." said the visitor. "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. Do

> you want a bed near the window?" Goose. Thanks to Edbird1956