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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought7 w5 p# p; f, l4 D/ Y
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
: }' S S2 C; w6 T$ N, ?; B; zthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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" z- E( p$ a7 gThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could' O3 s$ }& E9 {
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.( ?/ V/ B. H8 Q4 z) k5 q
( r& ]1 T+ S5 fHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
+ e9 s" ^1 z; R2 Cand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,5 y9 h' n3 k) p; i
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."2 B$ u( Z" H6 V3 H r) i% t
2 O) X6 M' ~9 ?' D! BThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the% C3 }9 T9 V+ w# A, c
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
% \* r# x5 N: H6 jThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"# e) t" _; i1 U& a' v
8 F4 M" C0 {4 O4 P9 bNo response.
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, F# Q/ P3 j: n9 z5 D/ v. fSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
+ G/ F& \& y2 I9 Irepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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0 l ~/ x l z7 K4 P/ b! L& xNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
0 b7 _9 {# Z( \( I% d; Gand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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- U/ o& }) i4 P( L g5 k" a5 tAgain he gets no response.9 Z4 K; I1 p) ]1 g& A* Y5 O
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
( g; P: F: d" D, U$ ?for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"6 C! R, g# K1 ?1 ~ _. V
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(I just love this)/ A, T' h3 X: a
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* e5 Q1 @8 C/ m4 f" o3 }"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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