After hearing that one of the patients in a mental hospital had saved another
from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bathtub, the director reviewed
the rescuer's file and called him into his office. "Mr. James, you records and
your heroic behavior indicate that you're ready to go home." he said. "I'm only
sorry that the man you saved later killed himself with a rope around the
neck."
"Oh, he didn't kill himself," Mr. James replied. "I hung him up to
dry."