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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.; m2 i' }6 r4 x
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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8 v! e- R& X1 C. ^6 XHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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. R0 \- Y R1 r$ V* F+ }( QSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and. |& L4 s, S" T3 P. P3 I$ R3 B* ]
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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* A' b. D+ a7 [Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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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 9 v% h. c# ^) X1 G
for dinner?" Again there is no response.: p9 `- Z% U$ n; _0 ]1 d
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"" s U$ e1 a: s8 m. K1 k
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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