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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 b! C0 C) ]- {( w4 e4 h Z- C0 Q, g
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called* ^" }2 S1 x E5 ~
the family doctor to discuss the problem.$ @$ m- x8 n* e3 c
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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. I! y- Y _, u8 U0 Z. jgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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8 D V- e$ u+ k5 OThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the6 D( ^0 u3 ~1 U: w
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."8 g) X4 e4 y, c6 A
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"5 C; |' ^8 ^# A8 {
! ~. k, f4 Q- mNo response.
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% w1 I9 p' L! x+ f' P# QSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and" a5 u% C M- L/ }1 D7 N) r
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response./ [- F w( ?2 u' @/ G
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife+ j; X- i( {7 X0 I' {
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"0 t8 A# o( |: R2 ]: s# P
8 m p$ T$ B3 B" r; o3 mAgain he gets no response.
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# l1 b8 B" v; Y- ESo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 4 m( c& f6 C# t# C
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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3 l# Q$ L4 N$ V(I just love this)& x+ k! x) r z2 R* {8 i
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, F- X u" |0 m; K) y, j0 c"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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