Bill and Cathy had been in an asylum for the mentally ill for years with no release in sight.
Then one day while enjoying some R&R at the asylum’s swimming pool, Bill slipped and fell. Bill hit his head against the side of the pool and slid effortlessly to the bottom of the deep end.
Cathy, seeing Bill’s limp motionless body at the bottom of the pool, jumped it. She swam to the bottom, grabbed Bill and pulled him to safety.
Jolene, a senior member of the asylum’s staff watched in amazement. She quickly came to the conclusion, “Cathy isn’t the social outcast and misfit that was once thought! Cathy showed in that one act the ability to think out situations and respond to stressful situations!” Jolene decided to meet with Cathy to discuss her release into society.
But before their meeting, tragedy struck, and it was up to Jolene to break the news.
Jolene said, “Cathy, I have some good news and some bad news. Because of your actions in saving Bill from drowning, we are releasing you, you are free to go.”
Cathy’s face turned into a questing expression when she asked, “Is that the bad news?”
Jolene responded, “No Cathy, that was the good news, the bad news is that Bill has passed away. He hung himself in the shower.”
Cathy responded, “Na, he didn’t do that, I just hung him up there to dry!”