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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought; B0 V/ s7 L: q# ~/ Z# w7 E* b
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called% {2 v; a/ \4 j
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could% ]# b# t) t, j) w! F+ `+ \
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,: t( F8 c# Z l8 ^
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,3 N L6 O2 e" b1 c* A7 y/ y, h
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the$ W" Y3 ?) \3 u1 M0 }
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."! W; b: J% w9 m0 V; B
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"3 O9 b# P; ~% `; }
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No response.4 j' x \1 O& e" d: f( ^
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
8 M3 u; G- o/ \% d Wrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"3 O4 }2 e/ b4 \8 t* O
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife a% O0 K: \) [+ P: u% W8 o
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 V3 q0 {$ W; A: W3 m J0 ]8 C. I
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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
0 |8 y8 {" j6 @% L1 l( {# B X) cfor 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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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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