"Would you mind telling me, Doctor." Bob asked, " how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody who appears completely normal?"
Nothing is easier," the Doctor replied.
You ask a simple question which everyone should answer with no trouble. If he hesitates, that puts you on the track."
"What sort f question?"
"Well, you might ask him, 'Captain cook made three voyages around the world and died during one of them. Which one?'"
Bob thought for a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, " You wouldn't happen to have another example would you? I must confess I don't know much about history."
Nothing is easier," the Doctor replied.
You ask a simple question which everyone should answer with no trouble. If he hesitates, that puts you on the track."
"What sort f question?"
"Well, you might ask him, 'Captain cook made three voyages around the world and died during one of them. Which one?'"
Bob thought for a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, " You wouldn't happen to have another example would you? I must confess I don't know much about history."
