This guy's walking down a street, when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep, he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up "Hey you ! Can you help me out ?" The doctor writes him a prescription, throws it down the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up "Father, I'm down in this hole, can you help me out ?" The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey Joe, it's me, can you help me out ?" And the friend jumps in the hole ! Our guy says "Are you stupid ? Now we're both down here !" and the friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before, and I know the way out."

(Leo McGarry, the West Wing)