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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.0 v9 e0 B* c' w, i u+ Q' I
5 D& c, @- V! K: ^The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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& ~4 K: l" _& j5 a9 G. LThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"4 p0 ]+ z2 A! {8 s
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No response." M: m* z9 R' I$ }2 Y g7 U# v0 { m
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and8 a2 o Y4 l1 q- e: ~$ L
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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# o4 N$ c6 Y; DStill no response. V5 M. @$ r0 [6 S$ Z6 `
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife+ P. g$ ]$ V0 F" M
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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 3 `3 R ]; q; b! [2 e
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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: P6 G/ V1 \' Z0 b0 DSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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5 s0 s" W1 l, P! V(I just love this)3 q7 o+ N- \" @- X6 H0 X% c
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7 h- A4 Q/ s. z2 E3 h* x; G"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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