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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought9 T) v. M7 P$ H& V; y3 B- ]
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called) D: I9 ~, \ Y X
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
# `- {* ~" B8 e" \perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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# N$ P! Y2 ^/ Z* R$ l5 lHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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- A6 v% V$ s) E& H, tgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."$ C4 S. X z0 b: o
. g+ g9 @' R) u B5 f; } N4 ZThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
5 Q9 a. X: ?# cden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."9 l" D! _3 n% O6 D5 E& n0 c
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.# r4 k0 z+ z6 ^3 t7 }; I* N5 }
* a# b% u" p: N$ M( X% T, P# fSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and. b7 ]2 _ R4 t. x: `1 {
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' a; \) E. w* ~( P2 vStill no response.6 L6 @5 E) ^5 l0 ]
2 [# y- f3 D" N3 B. ~Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife- t; c' d K j+ T$ s
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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3 |7 A! ^- e8 N5 I3 x I- aSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's - Y' L$ c8 l) B* h% i, r
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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- d* }3 l+ W h" y6 F1 NSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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