How to help your local politician qualify for a mental asylum

A politician is visiting the local mental asylum, and asks “How do you decide whether someone should be admitted here?”

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“Well,” says the director, “We fill up a bath with water, then give the patient a teaspoon, a mug, and a bucket, and ask them to empty the bath as quickly as possible.”

“I see,” says the politician, “and if he’s got any sense he’ll choose the bucket.”

“No,” says the director, “If he’s got any sense he’ll pull the plug out. Would you like a room with a view?”