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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
9 O, ^2 x* o4 g- a+ Bshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called R) y4 k0 g) ~$ ]+ R
the family doctor to discuss the problem.) N3 \( l: ~) `
8 _: H' w- v# ]* JThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could$ K' B5 K8 r2 I
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,) S1 D0 S( M, J9 I
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
( S, C \/ b" D$ c/ j+ v4 ]0 qgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."$ t+ O& f H5 o* @
4 \8 }0 v! `& H* y9 T- P; x3 Q6 ZThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
r6 k) [0 x: h5 n4 c5 D; \: \den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
) b- p' z, i+ C% KThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"0 V) Y4 w9 I1 o: `& K) O; Y% |
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No response.- ]8 G* Q( e, P. h2 u# O: `2 H
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
; k7 ]' {5 h4 V9 l8 Yrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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
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2 s+ m; B6 w! K! |5 |/ E* `9 @0 hAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 1 w6 }" L+ P9 j: _! ~! }
for dinner?" Again there is no response.! e9 k, w6 \5 X% z) @
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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& U# g" S; F5 c7 }/ }- M& B& O- Y"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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