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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought! W0 q& s" S3 }. ]' _
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
( u# i9 u n) q' V/ P* gthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
' H9 |# C: E0 _ R$ @. [: Bperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.3 k- v# s5 d3 {9 A: V
' d0 A* O; G5 |$ tHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go 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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3 [& T! c9 k9 E4 p9 W' `2 ?Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?". h- G; S3 l5 m6 M( O; f
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No response.
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1 U% ]) k% V* m. \# K# ?) J3 FSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and) Q& e& k: g p) e: T m
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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! x, w" D- Q6 R( _2 W1 XStill no response.1 A) b P! V& Z3 S# Y, ~2 I
: Z9 v0 v. y6 o% h) @& d$ I9 {Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
2 K& [+ W% W% Aand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.( |1 ]# o; q& Q. A# {# L1 J* t: R
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ' b. m9 t) ?8 i5 s
for 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)' s v6 X) I- E; C
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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