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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought7 j5 p% o& ~, c4 l2 ]
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
( q+ @: e3 Y% E1 Vthe family doctor to discuss the problem.$ _; }1 x2 Y( M i% x& a
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could$ @7 t4 T2 A& ?5 k6 Q; e
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 m0 I+ ~( F8 e8 ]! }, _
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,1 @, d7 J. J( W9 r3 s! I& Y% c1 W
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
: |/ {' v3 n5 [, n- Q `- ngo 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
" E: s. c, t- ?$ [den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."$ r( |. J3 N l
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"& b4 m0 F, f# ]0 g1 W
# ^0 d+ [$ O# Q6 `5 hNo response.1 m# r* p* z3 U, }, R; {
4 C2 n4 ^2 h) i) d$ WSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and0 V9 S; ?3 J* g8 y |3 h' W& L
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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0 B5 W" Z* w* Y4 r1 SStill no response.
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8 b G" M/ [) {. ]# W1 ~Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
4 Y$ I. X$ z! W- W. p4 land asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.0 S0 x( H3 e! M2 @1 q
% H1 [0 l, ?8 s9 a$ [So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's - V9 X% X' |! L* l
for dinner?" Again there is no response./ E9 k! H s! c+ c+ n
6 z1 A1 j# M- ZSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"4 Z6 C+ k6 |3 |2 S. A6 Y
) b9 T6 L! B9 R(I just love this)8 u) o+ ~% C9 x. c
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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