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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought/ C$ M0 M6 c' B5 o: h; x8 |0 D
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called4 x7 N7 {$ J! H9 N
the family doctor to discuss the problem./ j& D ~5 P% Q/ ^0 \* J2 Z( m
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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4 m/ d/ e4 I. b$ _3 YHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,( O( R9 N, b# b5 ^8 X1 _3 ^
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 the1 g! V& n: j% {
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."+ I0 L9 J j, P9 j3 u
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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5 x g8 x6 c3 p; x% sNo response.2 j/ X# }: [8 n: s0 B. d
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and- r7 F# g- U& U# k% s4 }
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' M+ f$ w/ U, h& d9 u
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Still no response., u6 B9 o/ M5 \* c! q
, v' X4 C" O+ a+ W+ RNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
3 P/ l' x6 w/ M0 H4 w' qand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"4 N% d; e$ W$ `; b. V' |
- s4 h9 m7 R& aAgain he gets no response./ G4 L P: j0 u2 q# b7 B: Z$ S
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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' h) v8 U# I: h3 D7 ~! g& wSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 Q9 b- ~* r/ L1 X0 h- U" O; S& j
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(I just love this)
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, g; Y+ y' m$ [' I3 W% @; R"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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