Three patients in a mental institution prepare for an examination given by the head psychiatrist.
If the patients pass the exam, they
will be free to leave the hospital. Ho
wever, if they fail, the institution
will detain them for seven years.
The doctor takes the three patients to the top of a diving board overlooking an empty s
wimming pool, and asks the first patient to jump.
The first patient jumps head first into the pool and breaks both arms.
Then the second patient jumps and breaks both legs.
The third patient looks over the side and refuses to jump.
"Congratulations! You''re a free man. Just tell me
why didn''t you jump?" asked the doctor.
To
which the third patient ans
wered, "
well Doc, I can''t s
wim!"
