18 August 2006, 06:43
22WRFBathtub test
The Bathtub Test
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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.
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>"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."
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>"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the
>bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
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>"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you
>want a bed near the window?"
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