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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought4 p- M3 r* m4 B0 b: o9 ^
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
; |3 i) v, F% m- E! Othe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could5 k( J" ?0 j6 z
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.6 p1 e, L9 l6 P
$ {% B5 v9 ~, v UHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,6 }5 Z, j$ r; j( A
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
: D2 r2 Q# H) Z* j8 R: f9 F8 Ngo 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% m& `! P- r" R5 Z
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.". S( x$ n: C) W; o! V+ P: o
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"! }* O% A( ]: T: j: n& J6 T
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No response.9 ]$ k5 g, b% J$ y
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and& a; c* K$ R2 n& z3 _
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" x; L7 J/ d& r' P/ x9 j% F9 g
; T9 V q A. i' IStill no response.* l, Q( m3 r. f$ O
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife& `! j0 f1 j. A0 ~1 @
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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W1 R1 I2 m$ q" _% G8 _6 dAgain he gets no response.
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' s$ b U& X2 I6 }6 OSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
2 o/ B8 t' f- Jfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this); @1 N0 U0 E- y" ^
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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