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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.6 w- k$ o, d" l: d, u
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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, x7 z ?, ?( J6 OHere'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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" ~/ Z$ k4 D3 }! RThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"8 B0 n/ e' R# e; Z* W0 {/ @5 y* P
5 H- {. v' M9 }% X pNo response.' w) ^5 A5 ?' k1 }+ k) o& ^4 h3 T
* \1 s) K/ \' D2 MSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and5 s: L1 L/ l9 B
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?") m# k' r1 T7 ?8 n5 x1 s8 j
& Z( k5 B; g, T6 I L" lStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
, F4 y/ R; H6 M6 land asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 [7 Q1 W5 E x# b3 e3 t& _6 ]
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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
/ j0 X4 l- b# M" b+ jfor dinner?" Again there is no response.8 K `& x2 f! s, H" t0 o: Z6 y3 z7 j
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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- D# Q+ }5 Q6 e7 Z V% P- M(I just love this)
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3 W. \ ]+ J8 f: m" ~0 A, J"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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