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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought, J5 {) r" o L: f% z# H
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called1 @' R6 u9 s6 i. @3 M7 m
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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$ g8 g6 j; e- X% s e! y+ QThe 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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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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( N. t& O$ U$ K# jThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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% d# f+ c; M! E3 d6 S- X8 w" MThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"' Q" O4 L6 P6 f8 n- r2 b7 L
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and+ r8 N" U0 L" T3 t! Q3 {0 a
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"( X$ v% L9 c9 h. ~
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Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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( i3 X/ c O8 r0 V8 B3 ^Again he gets no response.
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' J2 @% G2 `1 c# X5 r6 |$ c' gSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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, a+ b) s2 V! U8 J+ lSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"# \( m6 g0 W7 j5 O
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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