The Bathtub Test

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During a visit to the mental asylum, I 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." I said.  "A normal person would use a bucket because its bigger than the spoon or teacup." "No." said the director. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

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