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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought; e3 b* k; s7 b a
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
5 D) F/ j: O A+ R2 ?+ hthe 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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C$ U% d7 x2 `, C$ X: PHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' s8 a' F8 G% ^0 a0 ^( n
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
2 M' [ E N9 c& U) Pgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."1 z1 h3 e" R6 F! V0 b
- S. v: X. d) QThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the: X7 t! w, s9 Z @) h6 h
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."9 Z- M) y9 V2 Y( `2 ^3 n& D
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: K$ f% H9 q6 DNo response.1 {3 S K, G- ]- S5 K- N
! h3 s' B0 O( zSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and+ O. r2 K0 n( b% E
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"; F- H9 c4 Z: z0 t
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Still no response.: B3 P3 m. Q4 e+ b% ]( m
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife* C* N0 {2 |5 z* B a3 Z0 B
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
. J( H8 ]0 v; ]. wfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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+ C( r2 L& G: @/ h+ E7 WSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this): S' Y3 C: P. w ]8 h
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5 |/ z; I1 h; t7 U3 O: Y/ w"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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