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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought3 A# q B1 G+ ~- }
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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3 J9 e* B3 F% V5 X/ g) ~The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could; v5 t. B; D t g' P
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.! S& b0 P3 d: h" B: e
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,- l+ y1 ~4 Y# I' o x* V1 S
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
7 R" L- Z- G. B+ e0 ygo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."! ^3 p5 {+ {' i/ A* j
0 g$ ?" j6 J9 h, N9 u; W) RThat 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?"
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
# T% [$ u8 T; q& Jrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.0 H9 i4 W# U2 [7 e5 m. `
0 `% m# V" H4 Y8 f6 y7 ~" HNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife) g% a( }( K u+ w$ }% F7 {, @
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 ?2 l/ P) Q: z) f7 U6 g* e
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Again he gets no response.- ]/ X, r$ Y# V/ @8 |
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ! n% W8 J' I V1 ~% E
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"" |4 y. \8 ]1 Z# J
' Z. a- A0 R# i5 v(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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