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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought/ I% _) O; J4 ]; v7 `
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called, H c. P2 @ F% X
the family doctor to discuss the problem." U/ E4 n9 W$ a. k
( `/ F* @9 l% @8 q. |" ^. v7 sThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
& y4 M3 r5 [& i3 e4 mperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.( `. P- L- L5 U& n* L1 q% J
7 B8 i V. D1 L. tHere'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.". N o: B& q) u
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That 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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3 T8 T9 ?" _% K0 w' dNo response.2 K/ S% t5 b4 Q/ M% \
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
3 h7 @: ?4 Q b* w6 M7 b- ~repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"" Q) s+ e/ P3 T0 V: w
$ ]% z5 W- ^& P, J7 jStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
+ p. s, t- O8 [& Rand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: ?6 g( B; d. I# z, o+ l. PAgain he gets no response.# H) {; _! f8 B8 S1 ?# p, |; E1 s- r7 Q
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
6 j$ N) {. f1 @ h0 B$ @- ^ Gfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)3 ~% m& n2 k/ ^5 j& O& N
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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