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The Way of the Icebox

There once were two refrigerators – one the property of an optimist, one the property of a pessimist. They each had equal contents: old milk, stale bread, a box of baking soda and a block of butter. Each refrigerator has four shelves.

The optimist organizes his fridge thus: one item on each shelf, pushed all the way to the front. The pessimist organizes his fridge thusly: all his items on one shelf, pushed all the way to the back.

Though they both may starve to death, the pessimist will realize it faster for his shelves are empty. He can do something about it. The optimist on the other hand will realize too late, for he sees that no shelf is bare. He believes he can go on as is.

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