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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought$ C! l. F/ I& K% x# ~
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
; Z% ]0 p* {' Nthe family doctor to discuss the problem.* H8 D8 C" ]' n
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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! L' G' m. _. FHere'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."6 {+ D. ] Y8 F7 T2 q& ^; O& ?
7 d( l5 t# ^. h9 UThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
9 N9 B) E( \7 F, [0 ?den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
: g7 b& u# O2 fThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: U: ]7 Q" Y8 K3 `2 d( sNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and+ \- f5 S N6 _ E
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.6 _8 E: }! ] |$ O2 Y' o
- n( O0 E% S- C# G J: ^) @8 r! ?8 ONext 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 . x" U. Z" P( m+ Z
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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# I1 ]; ]. \, R9 i1 b+ Y7 \(I just love this)
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% Y! l+ U! D' b2 b; f* Y/ ["Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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