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!"