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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought" N: r \" }7 ]1 q
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called9 N# g$ R0 S* I+ D% Q
the family doctor to discuss the problem.8 D2 F+ j6 N& {( }! H4 d
! Z. ]+ {3 t$ n/ y4 ]% TThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could& h, s8 x. r9 ]8 I
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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2 W Z! P! x# p4 @( }5 [" N$ C& [Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,7 R" \; ? ^ l# Z: L% \
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
. [/ X& {: D: p3 @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 the2 C' @0 R0 l& s# R" Z
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."% m# ?# W- u% Q5 }# A1 s
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"# B4 F4 E, f2 h% A: c8 m& ]+ ^
h) U P4 t+ P6 A/ O" XNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and% z& L+ y$ F+ D8 f
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' @8 Z1 ~! A; T- X- H
/ N; `6 Q4 g3 `# Z5 tStill no response.
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8 ]4 C; m, H6 bNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife- F) K/ ]3 m: k& ]+ w0 \
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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9 b2 [- M; i/ r/ p8 L4 HAgain he gets no response.
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4 h& b1 C f$ ?) @+ XSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
/ F4 z3 A4 O: N6 t+ i" h7 c5 v/ Mfor 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)7 n7 w. `4 a) N: f) N- P
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) Q$ p* R4 I) G$ l: w"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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