Thursday, February 09, 2006
God must love stupid people-He made so many!
During a visit to an insane asylum, a visitor asked the Director what were the criteria defining whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. “Well” said the Director, “one test is that we fill up a bathtub and offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him/her to empty the bathtub”. “Oh I understand” said the visitor, “ a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the teacup or the teaspoon.” “Well no” said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug! Do you want a room with or without a view?”(Names have been changed or removed to protect the privacy of institutionalised persons....thats why you dont see my name mentioned.)
I am reminded of that catchy self-help psychology book that really caught on in the States (home of the Doc Fix Me Kwik culture) some time ago "Dont Sweat The Small Stuff". Believe me I dont. I dont even sweat the Big Stuff. I just smile alot, guess because I dont know what the hell's going on most of the time. Which is just as well perhaps because if I did I'd be one seriously de-hydrated dudette without much to show for it besides a sick complexion. As it is, I dehydrate enough from regular excessive intake of caffeine and alcohol (my morning-after pee comes out in dried pellets) but at least I had fun doing it! Not the peeing, iddyot!
Remember...Dont take life too seriously! No-one gets out alive.
Today's "Give Us This Day Our Daily Gin" quote: "Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig."
# posted by C.S.Lawrence : 5:54 PM
During a visit to an insane asylum, a visitor asked the Director what were the criteria defining whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. “Well” said the Director, “one test is that we fill up a bathtub and offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him/her to empty the bathtub”. “Oh I understand” said the visitor, “ a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the teacup or the teaspoon.” “Well no” said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug! Do you want a room with or without a view?”(Names have been changed or removed to protect the privacy of institutionalised persons....thats why you dont see my name mentioned.)
I am reminded of that catchy self-help psychology book that really caught on in the States (home of the Doc Fix Me Kwik culture) some time ago "Dont Sweat The Small Stuff". Believe me I dont. I dont even sweat the Big Stuff. I just smile alot, guess because I dont know what the hell's going on most of the time. Which is just as well perhaps because if I did I'd be one seriously de-hydrated dudette without much to show for it besides a sick complexion. As it is, I dehydrate enough from regular excessive intake of caffeine and alcohol (my morning-after pee comes out in dried pellets) but at least I had fun doing it! Not the peeing, iddyot!
Remember...Dont take life too seriously! No-one gets out alive.
Today's "Give Us This Day Our Daily Gin" quote: "Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig."
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