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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought' y, g5 d. y" q: y
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here'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."- d' l9 I+ G( p
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the- x7 g; N% J+ p/ S
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
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No response./ B) A) |# N, `
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response.& K1 O3 Z: Q1 J5 `5 Q$ N. @/ C
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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3 c( q& P& E Y% v/ a6 J. m% yAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's , a+ _) U c# Q! B7 c' {9 u
for dinner?" Again there is no response.: N9 p) D; F5 M# J! u
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)$ L" F) m; p% h6 ~7 [) L {5 P
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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