* A subjective person came along and said, "I feel for you down
there."
* An objective person walked by and said, "It's logical that
someone would fall down there."
* A Pharisee said, "Only bad people fall into pits."
* A mathematician calculated how deep the pit was.
* A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit.
* An IRS agent 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 psychologist noted, "Your mother and father are to blame for
your being in that pit."
* An optimist said, "Things could be worse."
* A pessimist claimed, "Things will get worse.
* Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of
the pit.