Jim
and Roger were both patients in a Mental Hospital. One day
while they were walking past the hospital
swimming pool, Jim
suddenly jumped in to the deep end. He sunk to the
bottom & stayed there.
Roger promptly jumped in to save him. He swam to the
bottom and pulled Jim out.
When the medical director became aware of Rogers heroic
act he
immediately ordered him to be discharged from the
hospital, as he
now
considered him to be mentally stable.
When he went to tell Roger the news he said "Roger, I
have good news &
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 senses.
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."
Roger replied "He didn't hang himself, I put him
there to dry."