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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
5 C* B2 p2 R8 A5 i) s. r+ |she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
' V. M4 ^+ t1 p9 _: o" _the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,) `9 I1 s" O; ~! Y
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
8 i# S8 E H5 v% F! p; N; u5 ~go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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* j# f S* ?% r- cThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
3 z; v8 y9 r; ]% d% S [den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
; _/ H; M7 k; |Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"7 O3 ?* A O2 n, K
" N0 @! P6 X: rNo response.2 q+ `, V/ p3 i
( Q" V1 _6 S0 g7 Z7 Z6 r& ]0 |So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
" f+ T$ u" l U* u# Grepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 ^$ y8 c: A2 z- T1 B7 l
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Still no response.
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/ j$ v' S6 k' C m% wNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
+ C" [: I. Z0 ~4 C& Zand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
# x3 x8 b- t$ o. Tfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)# w: J+ G$ c8 }* l, P- \
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: x* U, t/ j0 X. [! ^"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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