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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought n- ^* h) v# X8 G9 A) X
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
1 F6 Q* w! I% `( t# v- G# dthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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$ ^/ D7 J& E! y5 J2 ?The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could3 Z2 r' q% j) I9 }9 U# M4 q
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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' z" g0 X% x0 E! G ~# @7 _Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' [7 p5 I6 l+ b
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
! p r- |$ n% Ego 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 the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 A6 E5 X7 p, U7 ~; tNo response., w: [7 T+ a# X" p W
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
7 m" c% e0 b: Lrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' R8 ?3 s% G6 R% ?2 [* S3 Q
* v% }" a3 q) W* Q$ ^9 w H4 lStill no response.8 Q1 N* Y: s# h+ b
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife; `) M. ]4 A6 d( o
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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I/ [: j, f# G3 q- a/ `Again he gets no response." o" P" l8 d9 r- m
- f- g0 z0 W9 I% ~& HSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
$ n% R% |. W1 j' M7 Ffor dinner?" Again there is no response.+ f5 \9 X# ?. ?2 X
g4 O& N4 j8 QSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"6 W/ O5 V" r" ~2 i) P
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(I just love this)& n! Q" ^% M8 R; m8 h
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# z) z; `( G( P1 r" n# ["Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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