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The Pit

  A man fell in a pit and couldn’t get 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 CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST came by and said: “You only think you are in the pit.” A PHARISEE said: “Only bad people would fall in a pit.” A MATHEMATICIAN calculated HOW he fell in the pit. A NEWS REPORTER wanted the exclusive story on his pit. A FUNDAMENTALIST said: “You deserve your pit.” CONFUCIOUS said: “If you would have listened to me, you would not have fallen into that pit.” BUDDHA said: “Your pit is only a state of mind.” A REALIST said: “That’s a pit.” A SCIENTIST calculated the pressure necessary (lbs./sq.in.) to get him out of the pit. A GEOLOGIST told him to appreciate the rock strata in the pit. AN EVOLUTIONIST said: “You are a rejected mutant destined to be removed from the evolutionary cycle.” In other words, “He is going to die in the pit, so he can’t produce any pit-f...