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.

"Well," said the Director,
"we fill a bathtub, and 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?"