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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought9 O4 n6 k3 w8 r# w
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
( Q7 N* }) k jthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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8 N$ m( C4 Y" q( i3 h4 {The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
' w5 a+ ]$ U( n( Y; b8 q, fperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 G) x4 J: M$ O7 J
' E5 f! P6 {' \3 y0 Q" _7 xHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,7 b z( }! Z" r3 O9 X
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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That 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?"1 h0 Z4 Q, k: Q3 l( T$ T R* G
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No response.( e7 t9 ^8 ?) V3 x# T& @# X
1 F& H* |: K+ VSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and% R5 n. f1 ~3 K- T9 a5 E
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"! s r& r! F, Y4 D0 H: g
0 V b7 c2 ^6 e! U* d* v+ I @Still no response.% t6 o1 z! \1 u' n
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
. ]5 @4 a% i7 z* E( C2 |8 o4 p# Gand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ Q( n. v- {5 U7 B9 o! Y
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Again he gets no response.! J* X, ?4 X$ v/ m# y+ a& i) i
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 3 K. |6 Y4 ~$ d/ T8 C
for dinner?" Again there is no response.. D L0 [! H. i" ?
6 E' ~. j7 H0 zSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)% H( ?& b1 x/ r- X( t+ p4 k
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& W. ~) F; V9 J5 U6 M; V3 h0 M"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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