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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.3 ^. m9 S( X, R5 Q
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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,3 ~- j/ U3 j9 D9 k+ x( q
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,+ ^# g) }) F1 h0 ~
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."# I, w8 U9 y' C8 F- I
, w9 T3 q2 Z# {$ dThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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" ^* d7 u6 ^9 x* e( r- vThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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# m# f3 E2 @. h/ ?3 ZNo response.
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, s8 d' X- U. h, }So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and8 R/ r& U: S1 k# P$ h8 v! B
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?". `0 v; \% k* E' B+ @
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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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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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5 ~3 ?2 O* B: z(I just love this)) `$ N6 G1 F( t% K4 m4 r4 x% o
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% P: U6 X# B; Y, b6 g"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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