THE BEST DETERRANT

>>  Two young guys were picked up by the cops for smoking dope and
>> appeared in
>> court on Friday before the judge.  The judge said, You seem like nice
>> young
>> men, and I'd like to give you a second chance rather than jail time.
>> I
>> want you to go out this weekend and try to show others the evils of
>> drug
>> use and get them to give up drugs forever.  I'll see you back in court
>> Monday." 
>> 
>> Monday, the two guys were in court, and the judge said to the first
>> one,
>> "How did you do over the weekend?"   "Well, your honor, I persuaded 17
>> people to give up drugs forever."  "17 people?  That's wonderful!
>> What did
>> you tell them?"  "I used a diagram, your honor. I drew two circles
>> like
>> this:"
>>              _
>>            /   \
>>           |     |        O
>>            \ _ /
>> 
>>  "...and told them this (the big circle) is your brain before drugs
>> and
>> this (small circle) is your brain after drugs."  "That's admirable!"
>> said
>> the judge.  To the second boy the judge said, "And you, how did you
>> do?" 
>> "Well, your honor, I persuaded 156 people to give up drugs forever."
>> "156
>> people! That's amazing!  How did you manage to do that!"  "Well, I
>> used a
>> similar approach. I draw two circles...
              >>                          _
             >>                        /   \
>>            O         |     |
            >>                        \ _ /
>> 
>>   "...and said (pointing to the small circle) 'this is your asshole
>> before
>> prison...'"