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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought8 D/ X2 v3 G5 L! H% o
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/ Q& V# g' e0 `, S
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,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."% a% n1 _' d0 k
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the, q* i. G' Z/ A `( {
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Q0 g6 x' R1 Z5 Q. o( SThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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, ?; a3 X9 \ rSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and' r3 N2 N& i% h8 P
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 M# B# M3 a* W7 o* ^' _8 m. b1 z% a
. w) l, |% f) A, UStill no response.
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' {& F+ t' s. H% F6 v$ c' I) INext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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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
. m1 M! G {8 X9 xfor dinner?" Again there is no response.4 a2 X6 a9 z4 z' O3 g: w7 T+ D; `
# p$ Z8 t4 X' `1 O3 ySo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"' ]: d$ D" A& ] u1 @
% x% t; P! h! p: W! t6 Z(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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