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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
+ {3 |) T- o- _) X) L9 Q" S- Gshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
- Z$ Q7 j' g8 H& k$ Qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.; Y5 Q$ v1 d" F& _. f$ j/ X! S
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could+ ?1 [9 a; J% S9 I+ a9 a8 a
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.0 g: ?8 W* e7 f% h5 S# e. y
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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."- a4 T8 m$ W. w \
& H$ z5 x- @: P* YThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"( B5 E! u1 q' w. E
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and7 b) N0 I3 @( M' ]/ n9 x, M
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 wife2 P0 l) B( Y' c
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 v) L4 P; W' A: {2 g* `% p7 yAgain he gets no response.* P4 l( u5 s3 s, I
% N5 }4 T. Z* i: ASo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 6 Z- _# u8 l7 T4 E3 c: ? K
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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- d9 X/ Q; A2 n- y5 N9 JSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' g) g& r" ]2 C7 l0 D1 i0 S(I just love this)& h z! M( [* F7 C
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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