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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought6 Y% A2 m j) u* l
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
6 e/ n: r4 g; M y, _the family doctor to discuss the problem.5 z" _- Q% S# E
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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/ u! |; n m1 m9 nHere'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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: E+ M( V6 \6 E( J' }! K* Z+ fThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"% n# z% _# F; y2 k/ p# Z8 f# w
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No response.
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: F1 j4 @. p- V% J; LSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
" \, t" h8 c* C$ z9 arepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?". z# W, q, R: d" X
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Still no response.- s$ C; g s# ?* g3 _+ X5 F
6 u% h9 C9 Q4 L1 S P( t* GNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
4 M `; C* B' g* }and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"3 b3 w, e5 H9 @: ]1 _% A
9 w1 i: W; _2 c" u! C- c2 pAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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2 Z" y4 d, W6 n& _ l0 [$ I0 HSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 S/ b' r0 S0 L
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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