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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
6 B5 ]6 B/ M2 n; H8 Y& `2 B1 P# zshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
7 E } v6 M+ \: _7 n: v9 ithe 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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1 f$ _( {+ G, QHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
3 O0 K1 f( H! d' h; n3 H, @and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
- @; X, {7 U9 f6 B7 n t3 ugo 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
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"- Y" [! {; E; b' `, }! b
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No response.3 S& k! F# w( f$ @% K6 A, @" c
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
. i& x4 \2 d) Grepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.1 `. r( Z, P) O( }) c6 y
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife4 }2 t/ Z! B6 U
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"4 ^! H% G) ]; ?$ a0 _/ y$ y3 ^
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Again he gets no response., Y7 Y* ]8 Q+ w- Y
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
8 u: @& x2 @! }5 @) e- o/ dfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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# g( k; _% y1 C9 _6 c8 y6 ASo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 q& j( {4 Z( I. \# q
# k, h W# Q+ d3 o$ i9 ](I just love this)
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0 ^# X. F# y7 p. |9 _4 o& Z"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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