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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought2 K& ^$ N0 W2 E
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called* Z4 }8 W/ V1 f8 Y; n
the family doctor to discuss the problem.! `/ {" H3 Y2 }6 F D
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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+ \7 C4 o- h W5 g# Y* {Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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; i- x. i% b; @7 E) L2 ^9 a7 {go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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" @ k0 f/ h& m% VThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the4 y: T/ H8 d4 y
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.". X! ?, P" b6 c# z' l
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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! c1 f# q7 w5 H" `No response.9 D0 I8 W8 T/ }4 _# x
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and% w; r4 c& m: W+ C7 \
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 A9 Z3 [. N9 i4 v" l, a3 x
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Still no response.) [+ H; _' T1 g6 \8 e+ V
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.4 E4 s* J* O" L
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 7 b% {/ O# r8 w, k7 r+ U1 ^
for dinner?" Again there is no response.( Q3 M V/ _, W1 v1 N- y6 e
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)+ j, g/ W1 s2 G5 O. P* |5 t
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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