(Here’s the test – an absolute favourite of By George’s. Place yourself as the visitor and answer the question posed in this scenario.)
During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria was which defined 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.”
“We then ask him or her to empty the bathtub.”
The visitor answers, “Yes, well, a normal person would use the bucket because it’s bigger than the teaspoon or the teacup…”
Answer: “The bucket.”
Correct?! (What do you think?)
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“Well, no,” said the Director.
“A normal person would pull the plug.”
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