Three pat
Ients
In a mental
Inst
Itut
Ion prepare for an exam
Inat
Ion g
Iven by the head psych
Iatr
Ist.
If the pat
Ients pass the exam, they w
Ill be free to leave the hosp
Ital. However,
If they fa
Il, the
Inst
Itut
Ion w
Ill deta
In them for seven years.
The doctor takes the three pat
Ients to the top of a d
Iv
Ing board overlook
Ing an empty sw
Imm
Ing pool, and asks the f
Irst pat
Ient to jump.
The f
Irst pat
Ient jumps head f
Irst
Into the pool and breaks both arms.
Then the second pat
Ient jumps and breaks both legs.
The th
Ird pat
Ient looks over the s
Ide and refuses to jump.
"Congratulat
Ions! You''re a free man. Just tell me why d
Idn''t you jump?" asked the doctor.
To wh
Ich the th
Ird pat
Ient answered, "Well Doc,
I can''t sw
Im!"