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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought: R ^* s) _3 i( t
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
0 W2 o( J8 R/ {2 d2 R7 L7 Kthe family doctor to discuss the problem.* Q& |& y- Q5 E. q! K% m
# }5 o) h+ M6 pThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could# k. \! u8 g$ `9 r# \, t
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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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
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+ r& ?7 ], O% }# E' ]4 e5 |Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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F2 g0 T) S3 G j* i ]2 NNo response.0 v- d6 \/ J. S
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and. s# k y; G" t [+ z+ u9 r
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response., P4 P. \; h" |2 P& J
' M( o/ O; O1 Q0 G" RNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife/ a) f& d5 n: }* K! ], B0 i! _
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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& }$ o! y# A* i2 ~Again he gets no response.+ V; Z7 |; G8 ]! m+ K- h
4 e! e0 x) g) U3 v; j* BSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 8 g7 E. d6 J+ Q F
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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; ]6 e1 `( k0 O2 ySo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 V. m3 j0 V- p& V
7 h1 j, Z# q. @(I just love this)
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) F( N: D- a0 |6 V# N"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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