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 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." "Actually, " said the Director, "A normal person would just pull the plug.

" "So tell me, do you want a room an East view or a West view?"