The Bathtub Test

Started by ps2/bikevision, August 08, 2006, 01:40:17 PM

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It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this
should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor
asked the Director what the criterion was which defined 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."


What would your answer be?


"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a
bed near the window?"