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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought* }8 ^: X; h% t+ I3 E0 Q& _
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called$ w( T ?3 D5 K% X
the family doctor to discuss the problem.- |' x _+ I' @4 j6 i8 Q- J- o
3 I& y( t# b% E/ b& x$ X h. D# yThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
% M# B# r! F8 ~) N3 P5 g# Nperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.7 K' U: l ^; @. c0 |: [
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,9 m }4 k1 s2 x- p! F
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
8 H3 g/ H/ P# ]4 ?6 rgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response." ~8 A& j9 P' n4 O* x
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the# i& P) O# E3 [" A
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
" n8 c/ F* F2 R; j% [Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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$ I/ j" ?* ?+ Q) S. @* w- \' ENo response.
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2 d3 ]% }. g, wSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
% P: j% j. P+ p2 u4 C1 srepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.7 ^% E r; a1 ]
2 H5 D8 A6 T# m# C6 ENext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife- H; \" c4 s/ }: T
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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& Q7 K/ Y- l4 @8 l O! @- t% vAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's & S/ f# k* l6 R
for dinner?" Again there is no response.& I& }( }8 ]4 W) n$ r5 F/ _
* S2 u( m# T$ E& ?8 s: k- }So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"- K( a* L! S% S j% t' S' {
- F" H/ F- d' T" m(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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