The Bathtub Test
November 14th, 2007
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?”
ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED
NEXT TO MINE ?



