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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought) `! |6 ` G q% |, u6 \
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
* h! y+ N d6 O9 X6 S V7 N8 qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.! d& O" A( Z8 f0 q1 y) v" s
' P% Y9 n' G# B9 W+ P5 qThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could3 U* W+ S* _. |7 [$ W
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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7 b1 m$ C3 q& ?+ j, w& g( @* Y8 |Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
8 e% T' z7 U' j$ g9 Qden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
" h+ \/ e( K( g: {: M0 q/ g9 iThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.4 s& k( I$ p; Q4 t, b' J4 C
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
, F8 O) J6 u8 N( Orepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"& y5 P, B& I5 W% N5 U
6 s+ F( R2 x0 h* uStill no response.7 l9 I2 V! I9 ^7 E
9 a# N1 ~( a- G, k& T! gNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
! x$ J4 r, l/ k5 j9 Wand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?": n8 ^5 s' e- H4 U( L7 e. e7 }5 Q
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Again he gets no response. @9 o8 @2 D# W! s
: {1 A2 A5 i. Y& J: d- L1 G' G! f6 ySo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 8 R' }' o2 u$ f* f& s: |
for dinner?" Again there is no response.; r( F5 D( _* S; |+ ?3 k* f" i
* i# Q6 g! D! V$ O3 nSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ _/ N5 J& U5 P- k
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(I just love this)) P" h: g8 q1 k
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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