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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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9 s2 o+ N# F4 TThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could9 G( b- A' ]. x+ U9 y! A. P
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,0 `& H# T5 m- m4 G; A% e
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,( N. Z4 ^; j* X) O/ }7 V
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."4 m. i" `- {' l7 A+ m# V3 j% f
" h& g6 [* [ ]& t5 G$ ]That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.' C6 k' b b: |( i7 q) ~
p# x& \% H! d, }( l8 C5 `8 e6 }# ]So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and1 B; u) i$ ?" x! W
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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2 R, L0 @+ _8 a5 H4 P& \* uStill no response.
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4 d8 x; ]) G: O/ 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." C; {; h/ G$ v9 U
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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?": B7 J4 q: T) C6 w4 T% u
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(I just love this). H, q2 K2 M* t- I# G z- x. N
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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