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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought T# R: `) b& H( U9 L& ]4 {4 T( W4 ?* `
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called. f( h7 G3 W2 D( J
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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( R2 a& l+ t1 D2 m6 v- y: p4 \Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,# p/ g6 f* W! x' J' _$ h3 _) i
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
8 h9 u; x7 u8 [- tgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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# P/ O5 O8 w) U' V5 dThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the3 v5 ?1 x$ M& P6 p( i$ r' W
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.". g& N% p+ q! Q/ t3 x
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"' t0 \" l# l" E/ z j9 f+ w& ~
. K( X- R; m' u2 [# RNo response.: s. H7 w# t, K0 ?6 b- i
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and+ n, A& ^; d" b$ T# N
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' b6 i% U) I- @3 M4 L/ }$ `( AStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife+ R) \: N+ m5 T2 H" N* ~
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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( L3 M B- o n9 P1 |5 v! [Again he gets no response.
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3 K$ j( \7 ^: r1 g9 Z ySo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
& \9 |" ?$ ?* m, ?/ a" }for 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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@3 c# @ \2 Y" D, G2 u8 w(I just love this)3 B# U. e, P \
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2 j5 V$ a) L1 L* M' m4 e H q' B5 s"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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