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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought2 X0 z4 {. N. @# P5 H: x, U7 h) A
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called* K6 |7 j, R9 F
the family doctor to discuss the problem.8 b! F4 ~3 j$ I0 K4 E. I
! p* w% l# n8 A# L3 E, P4 {The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could( U) g t& ?( C+ g) A9 X
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.5 H" t: y( @* p6 L7 k
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
" U& d+ ~0 v8 Y: n7 p. V, Yand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,/ i. S2 E/ L3 ?) Q! a
go 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) r1 l1 L1 g: o" A9 J3 I) f$ K8 n
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
& D! }$ E! P8 M- [Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 C8 ]" |1 ~+ \- F2 HNo response.
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$ Q4 A! K( s9 r2 f5 f; FSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and) |. ^% e6 ^1 P2 g
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.2 d& R7 Q8 j, T1 T$ }" N
3 ]1 O5 B/ J$ M, y; u" R7 _Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife. h+ Z. l0 T9 w; j0 E# `4 O- Z
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"# g+ R9 u0 C, f" ]; ]
; A$ ]( v, R/ M3 b9 p" s4 m9 OAgain he gets no response.
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, `" O: T/ ?' R6 N; N! `So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
8 @5 p- ]1 {' U4 f. Qfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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, q2 \$ |6 i! y4 j; S( z7 G. f& W2 @So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 Y# H, _' U: `1 \7 ?! F7 F
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(I just love this) `0 T! j5 C: V. S6 R
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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