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A 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 someone 
would fall down there."

A Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall into pits."

A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the man's pit.

Confucius said, "If you had listened to me, you wouldn't be in 
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 (PSI) to get him 
out of the pit.

A geologist told him to appreciate the rock strata in the pit.

A tax man asked if he was paying taxes on the pit.

A council inspector asked if he had a permit to dig a pit.

An evasive person came along and avoided the subject of his pit 
altogether.

A self-pitying person said, "You haven't seen anything until 
you've seen MY pit!"

A charismatic said, "Just confess that you're not in a pit."

An optimist said, "Things could be worse."  

A pessimist said, "Things will get worse."     

  
Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of
the pit.
 
(Source: Kenneth D. Filkins, in Frogs in Cream, Stephen Gaukroger 
& Nick Mercer, Scripture Union; reprinted by permission of 
Stephen Gaukroger)