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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.% e2 ^$ T [( y, i& F) `+ x
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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,
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go 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" p4 |6 g9 F U5 `/ b
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
- x* x1 B6 L& O0 c! n0 `$ xThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ y* L# K! d/ N1 @) F
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Still no response.
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7 B h6 l6 |8 f" yNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife$ \% j, {4 }9 N9 ?* n0 D+ P
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?": g! i7 x5 [5 [ U4 I
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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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% P5 M! H, [; o2 V9 ~So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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0 S( Z$ ]; A/ _* S. A"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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