The pessimist says the glass is half empty.
The project manager says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
The school teacher says it's not about whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's whether there is something in the glass at all.
The consultant says let's examine the question, prepare a strategy for an answer, and all for a daily rate of...
The entrepreneur sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.
The first engineer says the glass is over-designed for the quantity of water.
The Buddhist says don't worry, remember the glass is already broken.
The scientist says a guess based on a visual cue is inaccurate, so mark the glass at the bottom of the meniscus of the content, pour the content into a bigger glass; fill the empty glass with fresh content up to the mark; add the original content back in; if the combined content overflows the lip, the glass was more than half full; if it doesn't reach the top, the glass was more than half empty; if it neither overflows nor fails to reach the top then it was either half-full or half-empty. Now what was the question again?
The Dutchman would suggest to both pay for the glass and share the content. Then tells you he will have the bottom half.
The physician says that the glass is not empty at all - it is half-filled with water and half-filled with air - hence, fully filled on the whole!
The dog just wonders: can he eat the glass or will you throw it so he can bring it back... The cat wonders why the glass is only half full (or empty)... is it a trick... poison perhaps...
The adolescent student says the glass is just another dirty trick played by the teacher to prove that students are dumb.
The psychiatrist would ask you, "Is the half-empty/half-full glass really that important? I mean... really? Think about it. If fact, let's not. Let's set that particular issue aside for a few moments and talk about what's really bothering you.."
And my glass.... is now empty..... Refill please?
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