Jim and Mary were both patients in a Mental

Hospital. One day while they were walking

past the hospital swimming pool, Jim

suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank

to the bottom and stayed there. Mary

promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to

the bottom and pulled Jim out. When the

medical director became aware of Mary's

heroic act he immediately ordered her to be

discharged from the hospital, as he now

concidered her to be mentally stable and

able to respond appropriately to the

concerns of others. When he went to tell

Mary the news he said, "Mary, I have good

news and bad news. The good news is you're

being discharged because since you were able

to jump in and save the life of another

patient, I think you've regained your

sences. The bad news is, Jim, the patient

you saved, hung himself with his bathrobe

belt in the bathroom. I am so sorry, but

he's dead. Mary, smiling but a bit confused.

replied "He didn't hang himself, I put him

there to dry." [img]tongue.gif[/img]