The Bathtub Test
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?"