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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought; d1 `) \7 ?+ S: _2 s
she 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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* T8 j- c$ ^+ z' u3 D# ^, bHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,& @+ z' h p* a: R2 ?) B* f
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
4 x- w& Y8 T3 H7 m9 xgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."! m. l1 i+ A, F
9 c9 `3 H8 E- P @9 ~9 _, YThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the+ }/ d5 |* o6 O
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."% D ^: _ n% i
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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$ x2 i+ S G( W- o; v' k% i( YNo response.
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9 Z& J( j! V2 e$ e$ A& j" s3 G2 C. NSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and( P+ T3 d' q) a- L/ s! E$ }
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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6 Y* T/ i4 W# }$ \- w B0 WStill 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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4 Q/ A5 |% q0 u# L5 E2 XAgain 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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' ~# a* i* r& w D: o4 ]" _So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"8 ~& S, Z- x3 I; }( w
, i7 p y& c; ^/ d; o! L(I just love this)& \; E' a& ?9 x E% S; ]: v
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6 ~8 Z" A5 I1 s! C2 p5 W0 ~"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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