What would you use? (Long)
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:15 am
Subject: a visit to the mental asylum
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> During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the
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> "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, we
> offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and
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> Okay, here's your test:
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> 2. Would you use the teacup?
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> "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal
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or the cup."
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> Noooooo," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull
the plug.
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> During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the
Director what
> is the criteria that defines a patient to
be institutionalized.
> "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, we
> offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and
ask the
> patient to empty the bathtub"
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> Okay, here's your test:
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> 1. Would you use the spoon?
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> 2. Would you use the teacup?
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> 3. Would you use the bucket?
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> "Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal
> person would choose the bucket as it is larger than the spoon
or the cup."
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> Noooooo," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull
the plug.
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