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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
, x }& g7 N9 V. |8 u4 K- Sshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called1 h- S4 M* N7 a; a, h* P+ s
the family doctor to discuss the problem.- j& n* N) s& O+ u8 e/ R4 o- c& D
5 D, q2 {( o( E. @' hThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
$ X' Z6 Y' d. s5 M2 hperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.& g$ q- L9 @6 L" }% n% B
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' S% C( G- ^. w) F0 v; c9 v
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,: L6 `0 g# P9 I3 V+ F0 \+ k
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."' G4 i8 H4 w. f+ p
0 U9 b f$ d) j4 H3 F' K XThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
' x+ o/ K% H6 i; Q7 |den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
4 S6 Y! ~. [$ M& a7 FThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"% |+ D! T9 m7 y; H% X X/ p. }
" I: f" w% d: t; ~No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
/ c* m+ h. J. ]repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 q) S, E1 M8 ^" D* r
/ V# Y: \) E) s# R9 m" U, J; `* nStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife& v, A8 u' t* G! o0 M3 `
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"( g! @ Q- b1 D, o- o/ w6 W3 s9 a
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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 # I' ^: e8 C6 ^( N: o
for dinner?" Again there is no response.4 P9 [& i4 m- p0 l. Q: @
* J5 }) \- \" L x+ A( ySo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"# b1 u6 @$ ^( b {; J9 ]
6 ^$ ?: U( H" o- M, R(I just love this)
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0 t; Y4 M& _) O* t6 X4 m! d"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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