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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.; A9 ]; q, i5 q, r
2 `( M7 u- @ }# SThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could2 I: L3 m* O& n, {5 l
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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y1 `: p5 I7 R' M* tgo 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
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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. p+ A, w1 U" A" m1 [So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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& X' L8 r9 P$ r* [' e# qStill no response.6 @. e1 e5 T- L; l) }! D
9 |3 G) \) V4 M2 {: f7 q, R9 pNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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. y7 D( T2 j+ U& bAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's # {7 G {( z* q4 A8 c' t3 I# c! v: L
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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6 X4 f& C( w- E, _2 v' v: r0 tSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"* P2 P- ?1 b9 X9 ]3 V
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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