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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought" u+ i" T+ y! K& W) r( v ^
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called" S, X8 [" Y' [; C! o
the family doctor to discuss the problem./ c/ w6 _2 l; w/ q% a
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
7 q% _3 |( {3 Y9 m4 Rperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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2 u+ b1 o3 ^ e; x9 e/ nHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
$ E' O3 K: o' L5 Wand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
; H4 R0 Y7 i# K, P3 v. [; ogo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.5 r& {2 [( _. `
7 E7 z' l0 f+ PSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
5 c7 D% c/ P% C% }2 w% m4 ?repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"% }* ]/ B$ j# O5 i z5 i
5 d0 x( R1 ?9 i9 l+ \1 {/ QStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife8 N8 j% Y$ l0 a. a5 f+ ?
and 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 * y- t+ d( y' V, w
for dinner?" Again there is no response.: h2 t8 m+ S0 P2 o% ^$ l- V
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"8 o0 \( L! z& f* t. P4 L/ t
' h, z2 U# P; w) F" O; b6 D/ B. k9 C6 H(I just love this)
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2 y/ E& t n& {- J" {3 H7 \8 B"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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