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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought3 l7 N$ \) r2 d5 x# F- g) j0 t
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,* v8 _+ d7 A, \& W
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
9 A0 O8 H6 _* u5 k6 ~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
9 ?, S. }2 ^2 n ]! p% G' h8 v' Oden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
. ^2 x9 {3 d7 \5 X+ K- S$ T( D: HThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.. |+ E- R, y3 ?' {2 i, `
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response./ {- u9 [ m1 X* M- b/ G0 ?& e
' F, ~ d) j6 q W% q! _Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife# k+ W2 k: b; s \& t+ v" m; d- b
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"+ h! z7 D* _. w7 s( V
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Again he gets no response./ O0 O# x) D8 r8 d
% k4 f! Q2 C5 d+ F P; z" l* ~So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 1 W2 Y: { ~4 X) v, S3 e
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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# V" o0 X5 C: b7 [( Y9 fSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"0 N. @1 L9 p% E! C2 h6 \+ m
) [* P9 o. I7 O' a" B9 q: Y: y(I just love this)- t$ m; v& X6 ^: g9 E c, _* j% Y+ [
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7 w; F7 s) Q y+ _5 y"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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