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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
; b s% W: e5 k( lshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
$ L7 m7 k, U& _# q4 e( pthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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2 N7 |' t: L9 A7 Y0 O- C2 A& q F7 tThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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; A$ F6 W2 V/ h" EHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,6 ]6 n) A, C7 K0 M& u) E1 [* y( t ?
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
9 U0 ~, p7 W# g2 p0 O( igo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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% d8 v1 [% W( @( A, p1 {' T% uThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
: Q( r( e' S# z, R xden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
, [3 S* |4 u) s+ WThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: u2 y& h% s( `# E8 Y6 WNo response.1 \$ d# A; s: q4 R3 ]
) Q8 ^5 l% t# l/ X% HSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
& U( p2 C8 r5 x( }; Rrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"& o: V& n/ _8 q
* K5 T, Z6 k8 n$ m# cStill no response.
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* r) I, q# C' |$ [8 JNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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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
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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, \5 g N5 M% F7 k; r(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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