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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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4 n) ~( |8 D/ m& F4 x( ^# RThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could! R- x/ i1 I1 O# r! v
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,3 D' L6 b9 y" l$ i
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
* t6 P& K" H8 P. rgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.", C1 L- E2 @+ k0 D8 s( T4 Q
* k/ @0 Y1 _& l- gThat 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?"& x% @# y5 H N1 S h7 J
2 q5 W% Q5 j: K1 h; A; N4 o* SNo response. F$ R) Q, k2 `$ D* a7 ?
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and* H0 w y4 x% p6 U
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.# h/ t+ F! u: j/ u4 r- Z- Q7 q) |7 x( @
4 T/ f1 t! X( Z. B: g6 z; tNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife% A; q; Q. ]) q/ ^
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"( B: B: z0 @- D9 T
, H$ i3 o4 O: C: K6 c6 N. d7 ]Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's + A. x/ m4 |) ~1 K5 X! V" }
for dinner?" Again there is no response.4 k# O( y# ]: C9 V h; x) _% T
) p' [9 n+ a! f+ }1 J% i4 ? O1 hSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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