A DRUNK FELL INTO A HOLE AND COULDN’T GET OUT

A businessman walked by. The drunk called out for help. The businessman

threw him some money and said, “Get yourself a ladder.” But the drunk

couldn’t find a ladder in the hole he was in.

A doctor walked by. The drunk said, “Help, I can’t get out.” The

doctor gave him drugs and said, “Take this, it will relieve the pain.” The

drunk said thanks, but when the pills ran out, he was still in the hole.

A renowned psychiatrist went by and heard the drunk crying for help.

He stooped and said, “How did you get there? Were you born there? Were you

put there by your parents? Tell me about yourself; it will alleviate your

sense of loneliness.” So the drunk talked with him for an hour, then the

psychiatrist had to leave, but he said he’d be back next week. The drunk

thanked him, but he was still in the hole.

A priest came by. The drunk called for help. The priest gave him a

Bible and said I’ll pray for you. He got down on his knees and

prayed for the drunk, and then left. The drunk was very grateful, he read the

Bible, but he was still stuck in that hole.

A recovering alcoholic happened to be passing by. The drunk cried out,

“Hey, help me, I’m stuck in this hole.” Without hesitating, the recovering

alcoholic jumped down into the hole with him. The drunk said, “What are you doing?

Now we’re both stuck here.” But the recovering alcoholic said, “It’s okay,

I’ve been here before; I know the way out.”