The Bathtub Test
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:26 pm
During a visit to the mental asylum, a 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?'
So yeah, I'm in room 202A. Top bunk. Anyone wanna meet up in the commons tomorrow after food and pills?
Wrider
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?'
So yeah, I'm in room 202A. Top bunk. Anyone wanna meet up in the commons tomorrow after food and pills?

Wrider