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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.3 `* z- X ~6 X
/ D( E! ~; @, o1 n! G7 zThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could! S! a2 ~& x' ?6 z2 [7 g9 g( s2 i3 K! R
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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- h6 ?/ Q# h) \* r$ {# S2 ~) ZThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"6 S; u8 E2 t m2 P% G9 C
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife9 T9 }- R/ A8 F3 } h4 v0 A
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 t% K6 I. E$ N* T3 |8 lAgain he gets no response.2 `2 O2 F! J x& P/ ^" z
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's + M- e/ A9 J* Q
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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(I just love this)
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$ w6 A. R- i# r; b"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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