"Reformed Patients" joke

There is a mental institution in Ireland that picks two of its most reformed patients each year and questions them. If the patients answer the questions correctly, they are free to leave. This year, the two lucky patients were Patty and Mike. They were called down to the office and left there by the orderly. They were told to wait while the doctor got their files. The doctor came and motioned for Patty to come in for her questioning.
When Patty came into the office, she was instructed to sit in the seat across from the doctor. "Patty, you know the tradition of this institution so I am sure you know why you are here. You will be asked two questions and if you answer them correctly, you will be free to go. Do you understand all that you have been told?" said the doctor with a rather sly grin. Patty nodded, so the doctor began to question her.
The first question was this: "Patty, if I was to poke out one of your eyes, what would happen?" "I would be half blind of course," Patty answered without much thought. "What would happen if I poked out the other eye?" "I would be completely blind," said Patty, knowing that she had just earned her freedom. The doctor then sent her outside while he drew up the paperwork and accessed Mike's file.
When Patty got into the waiting room however, she told Mike what the questions would be and what the correct answers were. The doctor called in Mike and he followed the same procedure that he had with Patty. "Mike, the first question is what would happen if I cut off your ear?" "I would be blind in one eye," he said, remembering what Patty had told him.
This received a perplexed look from the doctor but he just simply asked the other question so that he could figure out what the man was thinking. "Mike, what would happen if I cut off your other ear?" "I would be completely blind," he answered with a smile as if he knew he had passed.
But then the doctor asked him what his reasoning was, and Mike said flatly, "Me hat would fall down over me eyes."

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