A child psychologist had twin boys—one was an optimist; the other, a pessimist. Just to see what would happen, on Christmas Day he loaded the pessimist’s room with toys and games. In the optimist’s room, he dumped a pile of horse droppings.
That night, the father found the pessimist surrounded by his gifts, crying.
“What’s wrong?” the father asked.
“I have a ton of game manuals to read … I need batteries … and my toys will all eventually get broken!” sobbed the pessimist.
Passing the optimist’s room, the father found him dancing for joy around the pile of droppings. “Why are you so happy?” he asked.
The optimist shouted, “There’s got to be a pony in here somewhere!”
That is funny except for the fact that most people are pessimists
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
tramsey wrote:
That is funny except for the fact that most people are pessimists
That's a very pessimistic attitude!
Good one - nasty father, though.
Makes me think of a quote from Ben Franklin I heard years ago:
“I'd rather be a pessimist because then I can only be pleasantly surprised.”
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