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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought. I/ ~# E+ w9 \) y2 C* j
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called* j/ y8 g5 {9 [/ T
the family doctor to discuss the problem.( j1 f, `5 } F- Z m0 u* |
% H1 b( K+ f1 j' n* R0 Z! d2 qThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could# }" P' a" N* { u
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.. K, D$ L. s0 R
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
$ F( \. X- }; f$ ]7 Sand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,' H2 @- U9 X; e6 Y! a
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."5 }: m5 B# q) i5 |1 @/ I0 Y
. ^$ l6 K9 [% @That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the, o2 U7 L. Y9 ^3 k
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."' D7 N) N; i. l+ ~( N+ @
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"0 ]- A7 Z- ~0 q. ?8 _
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
; Q% }" C R. I7 w8 Z# F3 z3 S4 erepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"* o& t" P/ d j- R/ [. `) V Y
+ f2 e7 L! H9 G z) [) j, BStill no response.
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8 r/ l% \. n( w6 ]% m* ]: gNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife4 Q# K$ Q2 |; q" e: P, K7 k$ B
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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" |( g* L* x0 ^Again he gets no response.* ]/ z" o9 M! E4 P8 J3 v% }
0 [( a9 Z3 q8 ]+ j& ` tSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
7 F2 l3 P7 z8 Y6 i- rfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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3 v3 O' O, k! D. }So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 _. ?5 E! [& U! Q+ F2 p5 j) f& }
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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