Genius is Next to Madness

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1) Genius is Next to Madness

On this page I wish to weave fact with fiction, truth with joke, mad with sane. To set the tone, I want to say that I firmly believe that genius is next to madness. Here is evidence to back up my assertion

During a visit to a Psychiatric Hospital, a visitor asked the Consultant Psychiatrist, ‘How do you establish whether a person should be sectioned and institutionalised?’

‘Good question, ‘replied the psychiatrist, ‘what we do is fill up a bathtub, and we offer the prospective patient a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket and we ask him to empty the bathtub.’

‘I see, ‘opined the visitor.’ That’s easy. A normal person would obviously choose the bucket because it is larger than the spoon or the teacup.’

‘Aaaaah, no, ‘answered the director.’A normal person would pull out the plug.’

Research indicates that Genius cannot exist without mental disorder, George Orwell and Lewis Carroll suffered autism. While Mozart, Hans Christian Andersen and Mozart almost certainly suffered from Asperger’s syndrome. Those suffering from Asperger’s syndrome often have artistic creativity, as well as mathematical genius.

2) Posh and Becks – Replay

Posh Spice and David Beckham are sitting in front of the Television watching the six O’ clock news. The headline feature is a man who is threatening to jump off the Clifton Suspension Bridge onto the busy A4 below.

Posh turns to Beckham and says ‘ Dave, I bet you £5000 that he jumps.’

He replies ‘ £5000! Done.’

The pair shake on it and continue watching the commotion on the TV, sure enough, the man jumps and hits the road below with a loud thud.

Beckham takes £5000 out of his pocket and gives it to Posh.

‘I can’t take that from you Dave’ she says. I was cheating. I saw the Five O’ clock News earlier so I Knew what was going to happen. I can’t accept that money.’

Beckham replies ‘ No Babe.

The money is yours fair and square. I was cheating too. I just didn’t think he would do it again.’

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