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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought+ f( [: o% Q) Z) H) l% M0 G/ R
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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. h0 J2 x" n7 h! k, KThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could- V4 n2 f, e. u6 S
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,3 c: ?6 ]& S4 I, n$ T% N
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
& H( j+ l. C1 {go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."" m- T5 n* f) a! V/ R" Y
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the# }( p5 V9 N$ i2 T
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
% w' A7 _* ` J2 {& v: vThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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, R& L" C+ P! _9 ENo response.+ n2 |8 l. Q, K! r4 B
1 `- i1 O5 {' F- ], o9 kSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and4 l& ^, \) _8 O3 z$ R7 [
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 |: E- J( F' T2 z9 u: _8 X# F
7 s0 {: M" q1 b: ?( s: c u+ v% GStill no response.) \8 P0 U8 D: U( ~ n' I/ J) P& D
; K, H2 l1 c# E& b0 i" D: `6 k5 lNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
9 U2 o9 D6 o; P! g) w* mand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
6 f8 z# U! O8 j/ L4 \2 l6 C' X. gfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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- q% i+ D- G; H0 i aSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 z- T+ a6 t9 ~3 U& b
& J9 U% B0 E. d4 f(I just love this)
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- j2 d( J, F. F' V4 |* H"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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