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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 i+ k2 c o, d4 l
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called$ h6 C' ^4 N; x! |) q" c( i) y
the family doctor to discuss the problem.% t! L9 l6 `, a& a8 {) _* b7 ]
; f6 j9 {3 e- f$ X; FThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could" v7 h& }- `2 G7 P4 t1 | w
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," f0 P9 a- W4 F) \& m/ ?% l
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
5 P: L; q$ u. p m$ ygo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."- M% W2 @! }# s# {0 ~4 Q V/ b
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
3 J6 `1 i* C* M) cden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."4 z2 }9 a0 ?+ t5 |! e
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"4 C2 d# X9 ^$ K6 X' W
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No response.
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* J7 M# |$ g( BSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
& m9 }$ B7 _/ V/ R+ A; Urepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"* K" B2 G& ~1 \+ r7 E' R6 F
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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 wife: b9 i9 y. `- s9 l' V0 s7 s$ J0 N' |) O
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?") ^$ E$ `6 s) K% W4 j% c
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Again he gets no response.
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; o) d( x3 F. g. b/ USo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
+ [3 [9 \! M/ X7 o3 lfor dinner?" Again there is no response.! S# ]* i6 p) z/ t
) i1 w% G* C1 N0 ? l" {* G5 E6 ^So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 R% W/ u% q* z
6 u( ^: k$ q9 S. k(I just love this)+ M! j% g; q& A# ~: l
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, u6 g& o5 y7 r, }& ]8 \"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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