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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought P- @" v- x' C* u* S# \) g8 d
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 could5 d) \5 u5 W F& Z7 U
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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) w. J5 e! c' V3 @5 BHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,8 g# B3 e* ~( f1 F" E9 j6 Z7 K
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
8 n4 M* J- L9 {. xgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."6 h( h) O. \' c1 h5 D' r
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
0 v+ }/ F5 ?% E* bden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."9 H$ y \. M" T# ]$ m- y
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"$ U7 l9 D: m7 H, d0 y0 m# m1 g
* Y: G/ A( |& a* [No response.7 [/ v1 l, ^# v" k! Z6 @/ y
; b9 b q4 I9 _5 ?( n* B3 A& {So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
: k! Q* Q v1 }! rrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.) x& j; t' d8 m9 x! O: [/ o
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife: [$ R _. o0 O0 Y
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 f( f9 W: U1 w* N+ Q8 E
+ G3 V2 p6 M2 g; [( p0 lAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
# n. c6 Q( r1 S, P* G$ M. D- vfor dinner?" Again there is no response.7 b' E. Y# j7 M
. Q; z3 b/ x* ?2 m& eSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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