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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 l/ Q4 _2 {: I0 _6 y
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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) P' b4 K: j5 U5 ^6 Z) B% v1 x" XThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could v: a1 v. i4 F t K3 [. n+ g: _6 W
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.* p9 W: J2 Z( V4 K" J1 T4 `1 G
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,* W" T; B0 ]6 H5 {! J
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the3 \1 u; \0 O/ t( X q; f
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
# j5 ^9 h7 v4 q$ y. jThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: Q0 J4 `3 q* e8 \; lSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and3 x: o9 Z% _! e1 N3 R
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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.1 e1 [4 e1 Z7 ^
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 8 c* m1 l! P9 [* U r
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?") I9 |& c" E& o
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(I just love this). U" C! F) \- t2 d2 Y$ _+ p7 e
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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