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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
! t! F/ {2 x' j4 i( Bshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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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,9 d* c) \* o+ h: R/ o
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
5 X. u4 p- j) `: rgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."$ X/ n, H4 M; e1 s7 ~5 t
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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k! H* D& V9 G( J7 ZThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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) ]( P' Y" t1 sNo response.1 P) F) j( A# K7 c* K) v+ H
" s* e5 P7 W- q' nSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
, r6 y$ _" o% Y; orepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 p! t2 ? E, C: E2 |% ^6 H* h+ Q! ?2 j
0 r, _: j9 i( B3 hStill 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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) g$ d9 C; ^$ S g8 A* NAgain he gets no response.! X$ D+ u* z" @4 k& c0 U, X
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
1 Q" ~, u m+ y% |for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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2 u m: C; o* c8 ], N0 i/ mSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this); k1 e$ J# [' v$ E
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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