The Honest and Genuine fable No 1

The Skeptic and the Cynic:

Once upon a time, a skeptic and a cynic boarded a cruise ship; and as they left port, the opening-night Gala dinner was held. Afterwards, the skeptic took his brandy and cigar with him onto the deck, because he wanted check out the lifeboats.

He noted their position, capacity and fitness-for-purpose.

All of a sudden, he noticed, underneath the top of one of the lifeboats that there was light escaping from beneath the tarpaulin.

Underneath - in a fully inflated life jacket - was the cynic.

And that is the difference between a skeptic and aa cynic.