An institution for the mentally ill arranged for its patients
to attend a baseball game. The director spent days training the
patients to obey his commands, so
there wouldn't be any
trouble.
The day of the game was bright and sunny and the group
arrived just before the first pitch. When it was time for the
National Anthem, the director yelled, "Up, nuts!" and the
patients immediately rose. When the National Anthem was over,
the director yelled, "Down, nuts!" and the inmates sat. The game
proceeded and the patients were well-behaved. When the home team
made a good play, the director yelled, "Clap, nuts!" and the
patients applauded just
like normal fans.
Things were going so well that the director left his seat to
go get a hot dog and a beer. But when he came back, there was a
riot going on.
The director finally located his assistant and demanded,
"What happened?" "Everything was fine," the assistant said,
"until some guy came over and yelled, 'Peanuts'!"
