The Pit

man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out.

A subjective person came along and said: "I feel for you down

there."

An objective person came along and said: "It's logical that someone

would fall down there."

A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit."

A mathematician calculated how he fell into the pit.

A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit.

An IRS agent asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.

A self-pitying person said: "You haven't seen anything until you've

seen my pit!"

Afire-and-brimstone preacher said: "You deserve your pit."

A Christian Scientist said: "The pit is just in your mind."

A psychologist said: "Your mother and father are to blame for your

being in that pit."

A self-esteem therapist said: "If you had self-esteem, you could get

out of that pit."

An optimist said: "Things could get worse."

A pessimist said: "Things will get worse."

Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of

the pit.