The Pit

An alcoholic 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 his pit.

A FUNDAMENTALIST said: "You deserve your pit."

An I.R.S. man 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!"

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!"

A recovering alcoholic saw him in the pit and jumped in with him.

The alcoholic asked, "Why would you jump in the pit with me?"

The recovering alcoholic replied, "Because someone jumped in the pit with me and showed me these 12 steps and how to get out. "