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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought! t) G# c1 i" @( n
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
/ x/ h+ z" e, K$ F7 n, Rthe family doctor to discuss the problem.; s! x$ v$ O% h! c4 S2 o
7 i) @: l/ E! t9 \! bThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
# b; Q! C; h3 Uperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 C0 @+ U7 m- O6 K7 A
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,5 J: S. n! ?0 |3 i9 y/ U) B& T
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,9 D* K. I& k2 i+ H8 M% e/ B. I% J7 J
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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& r6 ~* L, w N4 ]5 \8 XThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the0 e3 C6 z# V) u7 C
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
+ Z W8 B/ |5 AThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"0 Y2 }0 ~, {( z
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No response.
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( c3 X9 r( u: ^3 G2 TSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
% Z4 l4 t: g/ T' [/ \( G8 {" U- |( d r! ?repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"0 I% j/ G* D5 P7 P* X; o
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Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife8 z( `% N: o% @/ n
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- s/ G+ v1 d( I! G6 L f6 z! T8 z
; h" X+ A2 E0 WAgain he gets no response.- R: T6 T, `6 F4 U7 S/ {2 J- W
9 Y' c9 X9 N; [0 Q! a# NSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ' P3 T5 }+ H! \, e
for dinner?" Again there is no response. J3 m% R8 L: u
7 r) b; m6 P/ f3 pSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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$ ]5 k: q' l; `7 f7 V(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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