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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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4 j7 i8 A0 S6 y4 S8 sThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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% @- K2 g, V" j2 ^) i5 Y' n9 m. \Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,. N1 `, m3 }! b! {1 Z' n' [' s; n; k
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
- e0 @) q7 H4 Jgo 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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6 l8 g" j" c. }# c# G: wThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"+ H2 |+ r7 ]2 \7 ~$ Z- `0 [
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No response.
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* b; V" Z, U1 K# W4 n2 w" ~/ G" MSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and9 R& m/ g& D) W( |# H" A
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"/ \4 O4 n" ]: @; R$ m1 J
$ o+ f) x. l% ~( x& W, T% r5 BStill no response.( L, I9 V- b7 a
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Next 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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* o- A4 f: v. Q6 GSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's : z5 { ^+ Q5 R# k$ x3 T- s8 H
for dinner?" Again there is no response.3 I7 Y6 T. @ d( c9 N
8 Q6 U! T. v1 Z$ vSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)6 j0 G6 B5 D" L0 |- F! j1 s
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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