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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought. }/ s1 O" f( e
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
& g$ ~8 U8 o" O u' Rthe family doctor to discuss the problem.1 v: z! g! {0 b! m
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could, a) L/ N5 k4 {0 T* ^/ b! t. X
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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" D5 B& Y2 @$ P1 ?) L# j, P, LHere'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."
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6 f: t% X$ _) C# }, mThat 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?"- J7 C% B S' }9 e/ a' {3 v2 t
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No response., _+ a: C' I1 B+ \
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
3 m- ~" q; W) f3 Hrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 e8 @- t# _: a$ i' s( A
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Still no response.. x9 Z. h1 g7 n5 ^% |
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife- l. V; _2 p& R( I" K' z
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 ?+ v& ^, S8 v( V y) L% JAgain he gets no response." U( v5 Y; t' c4 ]! e9 u, |
+ I! l) o3 `, w; A- |So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's {5 \3 ]0 c/ k2 E# z1 |
for dinner?" Again there is no response.& j+ \. S1 P x9 W+ a) z
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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( a6 i% o* w z/ e5 Z(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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