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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought2 J: f8 P4 Q0 g2 u
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,- M4 H# w+ C9 Y+ g% w& I }
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,: K2 j- d* ~: }4 A6 R( W* g, d9 S
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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2 H2 K5 [, F/ q ?That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the& }$ C& k5 [) _6 ?( `% O$ z
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."7 D: x7 ]4 s: f k9 p
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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H0 i( E/ Y0 D% O* d. p8 qNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and8 _5 m2 Q9 u" @: Q2 I7 @
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"( Y! F1 ?: V: J# i7 E$ H0 C
$ ?1 y# l* y c- q% H' |! qStill no response.
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) z- Q! V0 W% |8 d2 |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.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's + ]5 F7 ^, G. J3 i1 j0 S
for dinner?" Again there is no response.# J- _, J6 ^( f" W. D
* ~" k; X, G$ @; D$ {! @5 hSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)0 l" c/ T2 d1 t+ b& p
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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