the cup with some water in it

boredom - it can do things to you. like making me wonder about the different kinds of things different kinds of people might say when they see a cup half-full with water. yep, i know there is the positive/negative-attitude-thing attached to it. and in respect for the timeless and endlessly quoted example, i have begun this post with it. but hey, here's a take on what some others might say as well:

table with a glass cup half full with water, and group of people standing around it.

optimist: the glass is half-full, we have half a glass of water to drink!

pessimist: but it is half empty, i never get a full glass...

counsellor: so how do you feel when you see this glass with the water in it?

philosopher: it represents life, with its unfulfilled desires and existentialist issues...

pragmatist: does the glass have a crack in it?

george bush: i think this is not water, but unidentified chemicals. we shall test it of course, but also send in the army into iraq to save time on the attack.

terrorist: they have taken away 'the water', the gift of life from us, just like they took away our nation - we shall attack and return victorious with the other half of the water!

singapore environment board: such glasses with water are breeding grounds for dengue - throw it out at once - and we will fine you anyway for having kept a glass with some water in it!