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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought, M6 e K: E: M/ ^# D
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
: l, W% s+ L- O+ ?% q) m2 S" rthe family doctor to discuss the problem.4 J$ [( d9 W! [# D) u } X
5 a0 G- t. E2 V% `4 {% tThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could b6 ^0 n+ }1 }1 k, [! n0 P% Q
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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& h% \( ^$ w/ H1 s3 qHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
3 w/ f1 [& ~" W9 Kand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
0 \: Z9 H) Q1 M6 B0 Pgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."( m/ L0 d8 T. [: ~; p0 a
/ f3 c4 q2 V7 q8 ^1 i! Z# P/ qThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
8 h$ {/ p( F4 v: z" Pden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."* o: `' {" R7 X2 i' O
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.2 D( {* N! {& n0 U5 ~/ W+ S
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
8 K7 E3 N9 i h2 p6 a/ n' v# Drepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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8 x1 w& V7 m/ @7 x5 ?3 Q/ T* ^Still no response.
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$ ?6 C5 j: i" L6 u6 ^$ ^0 d* `5 kNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
" M ?: V# y# O$ o! z+ _4 Dand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- _( f4 a! M# Z' L' c$ }; n
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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 2 X% L: ?- e0 h6 f
for dinner?" Again there is no response., {' |' S' Z$ ]' h0 x j
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)0 C& J' V" Z0 g. \% D
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# r( ]/ E8 u! a9 d"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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