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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought$ \. O% W( n, g7 a2 ^# \
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
3 ^7 M3 G# l H' E! Fthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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/ R4 E3 h4 V- o/ e0 d: |2 T ?9 [1 TThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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& s0 Z4 b) T, o6 V# kHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,* G, k& x' T' J; L) ?2 k) Z
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
$ ^/ J \9 L* S+ e( u- {/ ygo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."# T3 ]# I( k9 d$ W2 f$ y
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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?"# L0 B, X; {1 `& @/ f, `' J5 _
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No response.! a J6 D2 S' ~( k. L
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and+ O4 Q2 ^* G3 L
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"& C1 x& g/ R b# e
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Still no response.4 ~7 V' M! H; X9 p- B+ D) X
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife8 k3 M! |9 I% T8 X
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- f6 V% \) ?0 ?
~* ?; |, s: G* H* u. Q; j/ f0 EAgain he gets no response.& @. j! g8 V3 w2 l, E( ~+ ]
4 B, R, u7 N7 {3 LSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's % w) |) `5 M$ E
for dinner?" Again there is no response.$ K; O- {* ^+ d1 T) x7 z3 `
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this), d% W& s T; b0 _' r
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: h; k# I; p9 f1 D5 D* S7 O"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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