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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.
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' E1 N# {- g! ]( ^9 s7 d; G. CThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could. G9 C ~/ _; ^
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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) V! l( f+ X/ J0 l, K5 _8 a3 D. {3 GHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,3 X# @! K) O1 H) g
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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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?"" D" v D# v& l! O
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No response.2 V P: C) E) ^% V
& t% n5 A1 n- G' h4 j' V6 `So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
* _; l+ Z5 j5 z" ]! @repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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/ [8 B1 I9 U* g& _Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife9 t1 J% X. ?! l/ h
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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 2 Z) A( { _) F, Q% S/ Y# i
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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% K {! d/ d4 w3 s3 S(I just love this)* S5 z" r6 f' R; d5 w
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! d$ _7 n/ W" t, \"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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