Braingle: 'Should You Be Institutionalized?' Brain Teaser

Should You Be Institutionalized?

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Puzzle ID:	#23691
Fun:	(3.42)
Difficulty:	(1.1)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	easterbaby2003
Corrected By:	sexyxxl05

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time. This little test should help you get started.

During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria is that defines if a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub."

Okay, here's your test:
1. Would you use the spoon?
2. Would you use the teacup?
3. Would you use the bucket?

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket, as it is larger than the spoon."
What was the director's response?

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Comments

jennysugars Jun 15, 2005	This teaser was easy but it was also REALLY FUNNY! I had a good time with it and plan to share it with my friends. Great Job!
autumnparalegal Jun 15, 2005	Apparently not!!! I have thought so for a long time now, but according to this, I wouldn't have to be!! It made me laugh Loved it!
onlyeeyore Jun 15, 2005	Good stuff!
beethovenswig Jun 15, 2005	Very fun and funny... I LOVED iT!
elyse Jun 15, 2005	My guard was up becasue I I knew it was a trick, but as I read the teaser, I thought what would you do with the water once you took it out of the tub with either a sppon, teacup, or bucket? Asking that only confirmed pulling the plug. Great teaser! I love it!
jakeodee Jun 15, 2005	I got it yeah
sk8ergrl Jun 15, 2005	HHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAA. that is hilarious. You should edit it so it becomes a joke and submit it to Wocka.com
Riddlerman Jun 15, 2005	AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please don't send me to the institution! I thought it was a teacup. Great riddle, hilarious, love it, fab.
fudge Jun 15, 2005	This was a good one. It was pretty hard.
krishnan Jun 15, 2005	I answered spoon, because it would be easier to empty the last remaining water with it. I hope they have showers at the mental institution!
flipflopchica Jun 15, 2005	It was really good! Luckily, I don't need to be sent to the institution.
BrUnEttEcUtiE Jun 15, 2005	No thank god!!! this was pretty neat! niice job!
sweetime Jun 15, 2005	and how, pray tell, are you meant to know that the bathtub comes complete with plug hole? think back to the days before indoor plumbing - those bathtubs didn't have plug holes...
drussel3 Jun 15, 2005	Loved it,
sissy245 Jun 15, 2005	I did perfectly fine, thank you.
vikingboy Jun 15, 2005	Just read this in the paper several days ago...it is a funny teaser though
ballerina2293 Jun 15, 2005	Please don't institutionalize me! I never would have thought of that! Great Teaser!
umnesq Jun 16, 2005	Don't worry SWEETTIME, they'll be good to you at the institution. They'll cook all your meals for you, you'll never have to do dishes again, and you can sleep as late as you want.
buttons03 Jun 16, 2005	That was very cute, I added it to my favorites!
PCDguitar Jun 17, 2005	HI DUSSEL ITS ME AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! i liked this teaser it made me laugh even if i got it...i was about to say that it would be the spoon bc u would have to fill up the cup then the bucket but right as i hit show answer im like holy ***** i could just pull the plug
madleon Jun 18, 2005	a person is sent to a mental instituion, because they are crazy, not because they are stupid{haha} very funny teaser
max_payne_5th Jun 19, 2005	Well i know im not crazy. lol, i pulled the plug, but hey nice trick there mate, good job!
deadeye823 Jun 20, 2005	I don't have to go to an institution! w00t w00t
trickyleprecaun Jun 21, 2005	You so tricked me!!!!! ha ha, i added it to my favorites!!
sweetime Jun 21, 2005	umnesq - well why didn't you say so before? book me in please!!!
86_this_rox Jun 23, 2005	i love it and so do my friends!!
canttakemyname Jun 24, 2005	I loved that Babe! Good teaser!
mgil93 Jun 24, 2005	I liked it. It took a second for me to figure it out.
xmadnetx Jun 24, 2005	This tease doesnt have a quetion. I didnt no wat i suppose to solve. i get it, but the story with the dirctor kill this tease. U should have only mention the bath tub and how would u empty it. the story just made it confusing to me. In fact i dont even no if it is a story.
xmadnetx Jun 24, 2005	never mind
AmyJo0206 Jun 24, 2005	too cute, but i already knew that i need to be instutionalized. (sp?)
ocean_blu19 Jun 26, 2005	ha ha ha ha ha ha! i got it! u all stink! ha ha! loved it! so cool... you deserve a cookie!
zigthepig Jun 27, 2005	Got me!! In my faves. Friends @ skol will laugh and be mad. Sign me up!!!!!
sgfreak555 Jun 27, 2005	So stupid that it's funny. nice one.
curlyfon Jun 28, 2005	My first thought was "Well, I'd pull the plug isn't that the obvious answer. But wait, this is a trick, so which one of those can you use to pull the plug?" That's me, always overthinking.
ginny322 Jun 28, 2005	LOL this teaser was funny!! well i thought, since it's a trick question, i wouldn't use any of those things to empty the bathtub cuz maybe a 'sane' person is supposed to take a bath instead of getting water all over the floor, which would be inevetable if you used the bucket to empty the tub. gosh i never get these ones right. great teaser
puppygirl1213 Jun 29, 2005	That was funny, i fortunatly don't need to be institutionalized i am going to try this on my friends i wonder if they will need to be.
(user deleted) Jul 04, 2005	ppl always told me i should be in a mental institution! i would of used the teacup!
okieman51 Jul 04, 2005	I seen this one right off. But it was great, I will try this one my family members, most will need mental care i am sure. lol best one yet on the trick site, Excellent Job:
mxclint68 Jul 05, 2005	I got it...mostly because I hate when someone doesn't drain the %^&^%$^% tub, and I have to wait to take my shower til their water drains out!! Not that you wanted to know that...oh well....
sambean Jul 05, 2005	i really liked it even though it was pretty easy
Question_Mark Jul 08, 2005
poison_ivy Jul 08, 2005	Darn, I thought it was the spoon! That one was a great one!!!
tjsmom2005 Jul 09, 2005	I should be institutionalized! !!!!! Oh well. I wasn't thinking of a plug! LOL - better luck next time. Clever. Good job!
dolphingurl12 Jul 09, 2005	I take showers hahaha
seraphim26 Jul 10, 2005	Yeah! I don't have to go to the looney bin!
Question_Mark Jul 11, 2005	Lol . This was very funny.
sexy_brunette Jul 11, 2005	i thought it was great!!
gorillazgirl Jul 16, 2005	Man I should really be institutionalized! I thought it was the spoon!!
JeniusKC Jul 16, 2005	Hm...I was actually thinking along the lines of juping in, splashing out most of it, then using all three to get the rest out. But I'm in a "blech" mood and I'm a bit odd. So......shrug
Chakoteya Jul 16, 2005	easy but nice
Noor Jul 16, 2005	that was a gr8 one. i have to pack my bags and get set to go.
secerlemak Jul 16, 2005	It was easy but very smart! It tricked me a bit! Good Work!
libradawn Jul 16, 2005	That was pretty easy, but much funner than the usual! I am not sure how normal I am, but I got that right away!
TsunamiSurfer Jul 16, 2005	Hi: I shook the hand of the doctor and told him: Do you think yourself normal, doc? He smiled and said: welcome on the board!
ymalveaux Jul 16, 2005	1st I asked the Dr. how big and full is the tub, and the condition of the items whether they have holes. Then, I asked why not pull the plug? Duhhh!
lycanthrope Jul 16, 2005	At last . . . . . I'm normal!
Aarghonauts Jul 16, 2005	They're coming to take me away, ha, ha!! I didn't come close to getting the answer (or even understanding the question!!) but I loved it once I looked up the answer Pl,ease post lots more to keep me amused in the loony bin
redneck_woman Jul 16, 2005	Whewww!!! I passed a sanity test.... Guess I have the world fooled... Seriously tho - a great teaser and added to my faves.. Nice job easterbaby!
padme Jul 16, 2005	me feel stupid...me wants someone to explain
prettygurl Jul 16, 2005	funny!!! i wud have said bucket
smatypants Jul 16, 2005	I woulda just belly flopped in
jojomfd1 Jul 16, 2005	very good, and don't worrywhat xmadwhateverhisnameisx said we've seen his teasers before
MTK_90 Jul 16, 2005	I SHOULD NOT BE INSTITUTIONALIZED! I GOT IT RIGHT! I KNEW IT WAS A TRICK ANSWER SO I GUESSED THE OBVIOUS AND BAM! I WAS RIGHT. GOOD ONE THOUGH!
ficklefudge Jul 16, 2005	where's the question?
kookikat Jul 16, 2005	this was hilarious!! i couldn't stop laughing!! the answer was so obvious - great work!!
Araldite Jul 16, 2005	Lock me up. DUH!!!
beerexs Jul 16, 2005	I'm officialy insitutionalized
Kim123491 Jul 17, 2005	even i knew this 1!!!
(user deleted) Jul 19, 2005
(user deleted) Jul 20, 2005	Ha, very fun, I get these through the E-mail, so I didn't know that it was a trick... They really need to put the category of the teaser in the E-mail
h20untz Jul 21, 2005	they're coming to take me away haha, they're coming to take me away hehe.Help!! the men in white coats are coming to put me in the happy hotel!!! liked the trick.
BABYYGIRL Jul 23, 2005	l knew the answer....easy you know,but funny!
spookyb Jul 23, 2005	i didn't like this teaser it made me feel stupid i should have got this one but i didn't, i loved it though!!!!!!
deepsea Jul 30, 2005	this teaser is complety false, untrue and wrong, after all it said I was normal im not normal nice teaser though
loveshellylove Jul 31, 2005	good one!
tick Aug 02, 2005	Nice one, the plug option was in the back of my mind however since it is not mentioned you assume there is not one, then you get into whether or not that was an option yada yada yada, LOL! VERY good little teaser, I liked it! Thank you very much!
riddlelover Aug 04, 2005	Great one! Ok, whatever you say, deepsea... This teaser goest to my favorites
iblondhaha Aug 12, 2005	THIS IS AWESOME!!!! and i got it right too, whoohoo!!!
MonkeyJoe Aug 16, 2005	i chose the spoon
tiny_dancer Aug 21, 2005	me to......
sftball_rocks13 Aug 25, 2005	all of my friends knew the answer but me i knew i was nuts, but at least i didnt say the spoon!
sftball_rocks13 Aug 25, 2005	all of my friends knew the answer but me i knew i was nuts, but at least i didnt say the spoon!
Caim Aug 28, 2005	Pretty easy, nice one!
jimmym Sep 01, 2005	no i shouldn't...how dare you!
(user deleted) Sep 03, 2005	Definately hilarious -seeing as I'm very familiar with said institutions (that is, I shrink heads to make $$$) Insanity makes the world go round. I loved this 1-so classic!
Celanba Sep 05, 2005	I should be institutionalized!!! I never would've thought of that!!!
jcfreak Sep 06, 2005	i got it, but it totally tricked my co-worker!!! great job!!! it was hilarious!!!!
nathalia Sep 08, 2005	I really liked this one good job
sudokulvr Sep 12, 2005	this is a cute. teaser. only one of my friends got it (besides me) the rest thought it was a bucket or a spoon.
brainster Sep 13, 2005	Wow ! That was an eye-opener, just shows how many people belong you-know-where !!! Including me, since I thought of the bucket !
REBRAB Sep 14, 2005	GOOD ONE I TELL THAT ONE TO EVERYONE NOW
AZTTT Sep 14, 2005	Very Good! It's nice to know I don't need to be institutionalized.
xolilangel827ox Sep 19, 2005	very good one! i love it..apparently i should be institiounalized haha!!
Llama-Llover Sep 22, 2005	Old-fashioned bathtubs don't have plugs in them. How were we supposed to know the model of the tub?
Llama-Llover Sep 22, 2005	Old-fashioned bathtubs don't have plugs in them. How were we supposed to know the model of the tub?
signmeup74 Sep 30, 2005	Obviously, yes. I get a big DUH!! on this one.
signmeup74 Sep 30, 2005	Obviously, yes. I get a big DUH!! on this one.
55may55 Sep 30, 2005	YEAH! I get to be insitutionalized! ....wait ......that's a bad thing ......never mind then.
smarty_blondy Oct 08, 2005	Fun? Yes. Difficult? Maybe. A joke? Definately!
soccercow10 Oct 09, 2005	awesome! that was the funniest teaser i have ever read! cost of a visit to the doctor:100$ being inistuilized:50$ reading a funny teaser over and over and over again:priceless! there are some things money cant buy, ya ya ya you get the point. awesome teaser!
tiny_dancer Oct 18, 2005	i picked spoon cause i knew it was trick and well ya get the point? i told it to my friend and i wasn't even done before she said "pull the plug!"
tiny_dancer Oct 18, 2005	i picked spoon cause i knew it was trick and well ya get the point? i told it to my friend and i wasn't even done before she said "pull the plug!"
tiny_dancer Oct 18, 2005	i picked spoon cause i knew it was trick and well ya get the point? i told it to my friend and i wasn't even done before she said "pull the plug!"
tiny_dancer Oct 18, 2005	whoops lol never push that button twice
SilverMoonBee Oct 22, 2005	i thought the answer was spoon. coz prisoners always use spoons to dig themselves out of jail, right? i thought carzy people would do the same with the bath tub i'm embarassed but i liked it
ElectricYou Oct 24, 2005	Silly me, I thought one of the answers was right, so I guessed that you would use the spoon to pull the plug. You know, like putting the handle through the ring of the plug. So I guess I sorta got it right.
princess0611 Oct 27, 2005	Very funny!! Thank God I chose the plug instead of one of the three offered tools.
poison_ivy Oct 27, 2005	LOL, THIS WAS HILARIOUS!!!! THIS IS THE BEST TRICK EVER!!! please write more like these or I WILL CRY from all the terribly boring 'jokes'
lovefrenzy Nov 13, 2005	that's funny
Fire Nov 15, 2005	Oops, I need to go there. I like that one. It was cool. I tell it to all my friends.
DaveC Nov 16, 2005	Pull the plug? Nah I would just push the lever that drains the tub!!! I mean that is the way I drain my tub!
Mora Nov 21, 2005	You know I'm just adding a comment to gat points so I can submit my own teaser. Try mine as soon as I can get on on this site.
aznboi1324 Nov 23, 2005	Nice job keep it kummin it was easy for me tho!
schatzy228 Nov 23, 2005	RUB A DUB DUB ILL JOIN THE CLUB I DRINK FROM A JUG BUT STILL PULLED THE PLUG GOOD ONE
bookworm91 Nov 28, 2005	Oh haha i used the bucket. drat.
lovefrenzy Nov 30, 2005	i said bucket. does that mean im dum?
GilmoreGirl63 Dec 03, 2005	I said I'd use all of the tools. I guess it's off to the institution for me.
Therulerofthem Dec 08, 2005	WOOHOO! I am out of the instition. 'Cept my good friends Ix' of course.
bluehawk Dec 09, 2005	GURGGLE,GURGGLE,GURGGLE, LET'S WATCH THE EDDY.
rkaaland Dec 09, 2005	GREAT!!! going in my favs!!!
Brainy_1 Dec 10, 2005	Another great one Zona! But I saw this before, so I knew the answer.
aprilsprings29 Dec 17, 2005	LOL
simplimade Dec 19, 2005	lmao. Easy but hecka fun
winddancir Dec 30, 2005	I got it right... I wanted to be locked up!
mmpp123 Dec 31, 2005	LOL! It was hilarious.
teen_wiz Jan 02, 2006	Really, awesomely fun teaser! I got it right too! ! Yippee! I'll be looking for your other puzzles!
teaser123 Jan 02, 2006	Fun teaser! Good job !
ChristheGreat Jan 03, 2006
Misty Jan 06, 2006	..................i was looking at most popular teasers and i didnt know this was trick......
jlvsbeks Jan 06, 2006	that was really awesome and cute im going to tell my friends
SPUTNIK2 Jan 16, 2006	Fun! Fun! Fun! and woo hoo I'm normal folk, cuz I was thinking to meself, why not just pull the plug! AWESOME teaser, thanks
apathetic_moose Jan 17, 2006	Oh wow, I actually got it! Great teaser!
puttaholic Jan 19, 2006	im an idiot, i thaught the spoon i didnt even think of using the plug
Moody Jan 21, 2006	I just thought, the spoon etc was way too much work so I'm like, why don't they just empty it with the plug, lol. So maybe i should be in an instution for the terminally lazy. Moody
sweetmama Jan 26, 2006	Great teaser! And I am happy to report that my mental health is still intact!
swithie Jan 29, 2006	Hooray, I'm not insane. Excellent teaser by the way.
ragethe3rd Feb 02, 2006	I knew I wasnt sane...
The-Pony Feb 08, 2006	i must be crazy, i said a spoon, i thought it was a trick very good though
wuzzupp Feb 10, 2006	mann do i feel stupid now i thought he would say correct or something
aaks94 Feb 13, 2006	That was a good one, i added it to my faves! I hope u read mine. (When i get some)
hottiegurl99 Feb 15, 2006	said it was the spoon
qqqq Feb 18, 2006	Yeah, I'm mental!! Great teaser!!! I knew it had SOMETHING to do with that.
michelle3617 Feb 21, 2006	yay i pulled the plug.
hotdogsforme Feb 27, 2006	i used the spoon
bigSWAFF_69_ Mar 05, 2006	I've heard this as a joke many times before, I like how you made it into a teaser
monkey93 Mar 07, 2006	LOL I thought bucket and then I realized it was to pull the plug and then I should have been in that mental asylum...lol
hottiegurl99 Mar 08, 2006	Yea wellll... so what if I said spoon?!?!? I KNOW ALL MY FREINDS ON HERE CHOSE THE FREAKIN BUCKET, but if i wanted to use a spoon for the heck of it, i would! im a growing girl dammit!
PineappleMama Mar 09, 2006	Woohoo I'm sane!! Well, relatively anyway!!
settra626 Mar 11, 2006	whoah whoah whoah people, dont overcrowd my house!
(user deleted) Mar 16, 2006	i chose the spoon xD i guessed that it wouldnt nessarily be fillied with water. me would love a bathtub full of icecream =9
Splatt Mar 17, 2006	I'm utterly shocked - I don't qualify for institutionalized living. So sad - so many friends above being led away in the straightjacket. I'll miss you all!
lukeschett Mar 21, 2006	I pick the tea spoon!!!!
ragnarok23 Mar 24, 2006	this teaser is very cute, awesome job.
tintiniscool Mar 24, 2006	I heard this before, only in a different context. Good job-I guess I am a normal person
virgo51210 Mar 30, 2006	well i might as well tell u seth,i screwed up lmao
Mellew Mar 30, 2006	i have seen this in e-mail b4 but i got it rite yay me!!!!!
lorelle_b Apr 10, 2006	i've also gotten this in an email...i would have ended up in the asylum, lol!
Quickq Apr 18, 2006	I said bucket. Anyway it was good so I added it to my favourites.
Psychic_Master Apr 18, 2006	I got it, yay ! Excellent teaser!!! adds to favourites
XoXo2011 May 01, 2006	:O or they could just jump in and have all the water splash out! WEE! haha that was a cool teaser
kangel067 May 07, 2006	omg!!!!!!!!do i really belong in an asylum? i was soo stupid jus now.but great teaser!
GebbieRose May 28, 2006	very popular & lotsa lotsa lotsa fun. kutgw
Linlou18uk Jun 07, 2006	This was fab! I got it though, don't know if that is a good thing or not!
spazzyjazzy93 Jun 09, 2006	yay i got it right! someone probly said this, but i dont feel like reading ALL those coments: so did the vistitor get put in the asylum?
PunnettSwears Jun 11, 2006	Easy, but cute.
nickorama77147 Jun 11, 2006	That was funny! Guess I should be institutionalized!
akl21 Jul 03, 2006	Nice! I thought about it for a second, but I got it right. So I guess everyone was wrong; I'm normal
tonjawithaj Jul 10, 2006	Love it!!!
temisho Jul 16, 2006	lol
OldChinaHand Jul 16, 2006	An oldie but a goodie. It was a good way to spin it into a teaser. Thanks for the laugh.
starnz Jul 16, 2006	Always knew I wasn't NORMAL!!!!!
feste Jul 16, 2006	Whoever it was that came up with this one should be institutionalized.
FeaerFactorY666 Jul 16, 2006	Hahah!! Good one!
bradon182001 Jul 16, 2006	I must be normal. I got It!!
RRAMMOHAN Jul 16, 2006	Whew, what a relief I got it right! Glad to be at home and not in an institution! Good, funny, clever teaser.
coachpisco Jul 16, 2006	That was a bit like "How do you get an elephant into a refrigerator?" You open the door. I liked your teaser. Thanks.
Nellem Jul 16, 2006	Good one!
maginus23 Jul 16, 2006	i heard this on the Dr. Bill Wattenburg show on KGO. it had a funny ending in which the director asked if he wanted a room with a window and the visitor asked why and the director said because a normal person would pull the plug!
kukuzyavochka Jul 16, 2006	I got it right! But at first, my theory was.... CATAPOULT! Out of a teaspoon with water in it. But that is NOT what a normal person would do, whould it?
utnative Jul 16, 2006	very good teaser i'm not saying if i got it right or not yes i should be institutionalized. how'd you guess?
cincigirl4ever Jul 16, 2006	YAY!!!! I got this one Right Away! This is an AWESOME teaser, love it, love it, love it! WOW. I may not be the spitting image of normal, but at least i'm not going away on an extremely long vacation anytime soon! cincigirl
Pizzazz2u Jul 16, 2006	A very clever, yet shrewdly written teaser When your guard is up, you instantly know it is a trick, and come up with the answer. For me, it was too easy, but very, very sharp and totally fun.
jabdr Jul 16, 2006	Loved it. My first thought was pull the plug. My second one was choose the teaspoon to dig out the plug if it was stuck. It put a smile on my face. Thanks!
johnseaberg Jul 16, 2006	well..it is important to to tell how hot or cold the bathtub water is; then you can act accordingly....
bandnerdnproud7 Jul 16, 2006	I can see why people would think it was the spoon vs. the bucket...so you can get the last little bit of water out. I've heard this one before, so of course I got it right away, but when my friend told this to me a while ago, I didn't get it. I always over think things.
unConfuseMe Jul 16, 2006	very dorky.........
scallio Jul 16, 2006	Hilarious! LOVED this teaser! I thought you'd want the spoon to help pry up the plug.
thimblenoggin Jul 16, 2006	PULL THE PLUG!
pianofox Jul 16, 2006	that's great!
speedqueenkmw Jul 16, 2006	expected the trick so actually got it right! yay
POPS Jul 16, 2006	That beats all CUTE FUNNY And I stay out of the LOONIE BIN Cause I got it. Whoopee
Neek Jul 16, 2006	So obvious---after I read the answer. Good one.
blagh Jul 16, 2006	I got this right! Does that mean they'll let me go home now?
victort21 Jul 16, 2006	I also have seen this as a joke, so I knew the answer as soon as I started reading it. But I wanted to see the comments, to see people's reactions. Some of the comments are hilarious!!
doka13 Jul 16, 2006	aww crap, now i feel like an idiot
xxilove_ihatexx Jul 16, 2006	you are really intelligent.. i couldnt get that.. i chose bucket!!! lol!!!
dan1234 Jul 16, 2006	Good.
hubluza Jul 16, 2006	good im too coo
Musikman212 Jul 16, 2006	Good one. I liked it.
FatHead Jul 17, 2006	Yeah, but what if it had no plug?
1blessedgirl Jul 17, 2006	That was a really good one. I definintly liked that one. It kind of made me feel stupid though considering the fact I answered wrong
akl21 Jul 20, 2006	I just read this month (or maybe next's) edition of Reader's Digest, and now I see where that came from. Nice, though.
mathwhiz1224 Jul 24, 2006	I really really liked that teaser!! although it made me think for a while but ya know that was REALLY REALLY gr8 so yeah keep up the good work and submit more TEASERS!!!
vlerma Jul 28, 2006	Sorry I knew this one as I also read it in a recent RD. Nice to see it in the Braingle neighborhood tho.
(user deleted) Jul 31, 2006	You do realize that wasn't a choice? I mean, it is bad enough that they waste our time with a terrible riddle that only deserves to be on the side of a cereal box, but also that you all think it is great and funny. It's not a choice! They gave us three things to choose from. Not three sugestions, three choices. Then when we take one of the choices, they essentially call us stupid because we didn't choose a fourth option which they never presented to us. Thank you for wasting my time.
IMCUL4E Aug 06, 2006	YAY!!!! they're not sending me off yet!!!! insane laughter
4kai2lyn6 Oct 12, 2006	Cute! A little too easy, but still very cute!
Shriya Oct 13, 2006	Very easy but yes, am gonna test it with my bro!
captainshortrox Oct 19, 2006	Very fun
CountdownCrispy Oct 23, 2006	There you go, I'm officially nuts!
soccercow10 Nov 10, 2006	well you dont really have a choice to pulling the plug as the choices are 1.2.and3. but im just saying this was still really a good teaser
senther7 Dec 03, 2006	The answer is totaly wrong. since they never asked u bout the plug, a normal guy would go like this: 1) no 2) no 3) if i had no plug, yes
bobiscool134 Dec 07, 2006	lol, I thought it was a bucket...then I remembered it was a trick...and figured it out. well done
teasermaster Dec 19, 2006	Don't believe it i didn't get it! Oh no!
bgil7604 Jan 24, 2007	I hate teasers that don't have answers in the question like this, but it was very funny.
dachshund2k3 Jan 27, 2007	I got it!!!
Luna_ Feb 13, 2007	I got that almost instantly! Easy! But still entirely fun...
Penedono Mar 05, 2007	That's just good stuff
auntiesis Apr 11, 2007	I remember reading this one someplace else. I got it then, before I finished reading the whole joke, and it translates into a teaser quite well. Again it is a good one for the young ones.
ms-sanders May 01, 2007	I would have automatically unplugged the tub because that's logical at least to me.
Kagesha May 02, 2007	Hahahahaha awesome teaser ....GOOD JOB
frozenrose_885 May 21, 2007	I've heard this before, so I definitely passed
brainglewashed Jun 08, 2007	I'm INSANE! jk i'm coo
(user deleted) Jun 15, 2007	Honestly, they didn't say they filled it with water, I thought they would fill it will the patient so I say none and I would've just got up and empty the tub.
Kamazar Jun 26, 2007	Hahaha. That was great.
flowergirl1219 Jun 28, 2007	Don't forget to send me a message saying what subject you want me to do on a quiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tennisfreak4eva Jun 29, 2007	I got it right!!!!! i am not insane!!!!! really funny teaser!!!!!!
guitargirl55 Jul 12, 2007	I love it (and i got it) = D
aerdramaqueen Aug 21, 2007	Cool! Yay! I got it, but I probably wouldn't have if I didn't know it was a trick...
King_of_Smart Sep 06, 2007	Oh no! I'm about to be institutionalized! Great teaser!!
EienNiKirei Oct 20, 2007	That was funny!
1smart_okie Nov 11, 2007	Great teaser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make more!
Brainyday Nov 11, 2007	Funny!
luckypuppy Nov 13, 2007	So if I got it I don't need to be institutionalized?
cheesepie Nov 15, 2007	W00T I shouldn't be instututionalized! And now I have exactly 101 points .
nerdyiscool Nov 16, 2007	Whoops... Get the straight-jacket! No, but I've heard this one before. Still love it, though! Extra points for use of asterisks!
savages Dec 06, 2007	very funny haha! still got it though
AndrewWalker Dec 17, 2007	Aw! MAN!!! And my real IQ says I'm a genius Wow! I did not see that coming! Great teaser! The best teaser I have seen! AMAZING!
iffy_97 Dec 30, 2007	boring + easy but wow i recon most pplmtie not hav gotten it!
lYnchmAn08 Jan 09, 2008	this was a really funny one. i loved it. all my friends got this wrong
lastlyboo Feb 09, 2008	i love it!!!!
SSVillalobos Feb 15, 2008	I was pleased to see I should NOT be institutionalized, despite what my husband might think! Loved this teaser, even though I got it right away.
syhere Feb 26, 2008	I've heard this teaser before, so I already knew the answer. But I must admit that when I first heard this, I said a normal person would use a bucket, too.
Writeaway Mar 11, 2008	I remember this one. Hehe, I've actually told this one before.
soccercow10 Mar 23, 2008	hahaha I should be institutionalized I got it wrong because it seemed like those were the options you were given but yeah. KUDOS!
luckylefty Mar 24, 2008	Fun, but very easy
jamola_ Apr 27, 2008	lol I didn't think of that. I thought of using the bucket ahahah I guess im not normal jk
chakki May 21, 2008	ya ithink so
amymarie1123 May 23, 2008	haha, good one....(PLEASE do not delete below message, thanks) WTB: check ww game 802 for next hint in scavenger hunt...
zembobo May 27, 2008	Pulling the plug was not one of the options. Not all tubs have plugs you know.l
bookwrmKP Jun 26, 2008	Ha! I'm not crazy! That's a relief! This was fun, thanks a lot easterbaby! Clever and easy.
(user deleted) Jul 16, 2008	i'm not crazy! hurrah!
articulate145 Aug 26, 2008	I would have said the spoon ... cause they make it easier to get out them plugs designed by inferior beings!
june12 Aug 26, 2008	this was so funny i'm show it to my doctor and see what he picks lol ... funny funny i loved it
Cindzey Nov 06, 2008	I did great =D
Djdisnew Nov 13, 2008	Wow really catchy liked how you worded it which that one would be mine.
JoannaFruity Mar 08, 2009	lol! that was fun that caught me off guard(;
StreetsDisciple Mar 26, 2009	too easy
(user deleted) May 19, 2009	This one was a good one. I also just tried the humanitarian IQ test that was just posted on another site. I was a lot of fun.
firefox99 Jun 26, 2009	I loooooved the teaser! You totally tricked me!
JLP1 Jul 16, 2009	HAHAHAHAHAHA excellent!!!!!!!!!!!
martinb216 Jul 16, 2009	very very funny and fun too
doehead Jul 16, 2009	It's time for somebody to pull the plug on this one. It's older than George Washington!!!
katamaster Jul 16, 2009	I was thinking to take the spoon to pry out the plug.
persaphone Jul 16, 2009	i got it correct as soon as i finsished reading the question lol great teaser though.
UptheHill Jul 16, 2009	NICE!!!
4princesses Jul 16, 2009	it's good to know I'm normal!
patiencewithaP Jul 16, 2009	Easy but fun! Thanks for posting!
tahomac Jul 16, 2009	Cute
auntiesis Jul 16, 2009	This one was funny before, and it is still funny. If we go by this test I am normal.
dodgerh8ter Jul 16, 2009	I may be stupid. But I'm not crazy.
tova_l Jul 16, 2009	great teaser! i got it right away!
Bastet Jul 16, 2009	Supposedly I'm normal. It's a lie, I tell you, a lie!
yeahright411 Aug 06, 2009	Ohhhhhh... It seems so obvious now.
mathisnice Aug 08, 2009	I thought that pull the plug was too obvious! Congrats on having thee most popular Trick teaser.
Scorefire Nov 12, 2009	Hehe, I said the bucket
Scorefire Nov 12, 2009	Hehe, I said the bucket
(user deleted) Nov 27, 2009	I stared at if for a moment, and kept thinking to use the spoon to help me pull the plug. I just couldn't let go of the fact that I only had three choices to pick from.
Jake10 Dec 03, 2009	Maybe i should be in the loony bin..................
EnderofGames Dec 13, 2009	I came back to this one after so long. Congratulations on the most popular teaser on Braingle!
racoonieboy Aug 13, 2010	I dunno if I should be institutionalized, but I would've said to wait for the water to evaporate.
JQPublic Sep 12, 2010	I do like this one, but I've heard it before on Supreme Master TV.
Jaritness7 Sep 28, 2010	GREAT WORK
noreply Oct 20, 2010	Great teaser. I found it easy but liked it.
0xy1 Feb 07, 2011	Ahhhh Spoon ftl.... :O
Prabinmetals Feb 18, 2011	Boring and easy
Prabinmetals Feb 18, 2011	Boring and easy and Plagiarism
BookwormAnG Jun 03, 2011	First thing that came to mind when i saw the answer : ''Ohh..~~~''
SUPD200 Jul 27, 2011	But you only had 3 choices, and pulling the plug isn't one of them. Oh well, better luck for me next time!
Benjiboo Dec 27, 2011	my answer was:dadadadadadadadeededeeedeeedeedeeedDAAAAAAAAAA tip it
Babe Jul 16, 2012	I am absolutely blown away that all of you have never heard this before. It is so old that it was worn worn out years ago. It has also made many trips around on the computer. Amazing!!! I can't believe it!!!
cutebug Jul 16, 2012	This is so old that the bathtubs had plugs. Time for it to be sent down the drain.
tripleteam5 Jul 16, 2012	Whew! I got it right. I was worrued !! So... I MUST be sane !! RIGHT !!?!? ( insert manical laugh here )
kitty-cat Jan 29, 2013	Like some have said, this one's very old but still good. I've seen some versions where, after the Director says, "A normal person would pull the plug," he/she continues, "Would you like a bed near the window?"