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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought8 V' y; e; i# i8 i4 o
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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' ]" E. d" l+ c$ p0 K* T+ k6 ~The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could. a" y$ ?: U8 @, K
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.2 b ^3 O0 }# Q' m; }
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,/ g0 P- O: Y6 J& D6 j! @
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
9 \) l$ G& n+ xgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."1 `5 S* ]2 _$ R: @
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
" A( i) s! `: q2 ^den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
5 K& }2 s, W( k* }0 ?% }- F5 `Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"7 ? f8 c7 Y; P3 h
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No response.7 h% g4 n' ]1 C
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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% x6 L9 p& |3 C" u8 k6 N VStill no response.( K! z# A& c) M: M6 p1 ^6 ~0 v1 N
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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.4 Y; l' r! g1 Q
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's . z( j* S. @9 i" k% O
for dinner?" Again there is no response.; I6 ^" d' w! I
$ C/ k/ {+ y1 I& S$ ?( P6 USo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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