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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought9 |# F4 l& p8 c' G
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
8 n# ]4 I8 P" w) o3 L! tthe family doctor to discuss the problem., ` ^2 e) S- d5 `
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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,
4 t8 R2 @* R$ s! cand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
2 n, v" X. O" Ggo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."2 f2 i. _5 t1 \' @* ^
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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4 v+ B* I$ J. B/ rThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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' C* ~( j0 t3 D9 e
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"( q+ [# B. X7 f" D1 x( G1 @8 u
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Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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/ U5 e8 D/ ^0 w9 kAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
9 |$ V/ [+ `/ Q2 i" xfor 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)1 V+ w) \+ l' ~; v4 H5 S: z2 ], w) j
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8 q% P' i7 h" \* Q E/ U" u+ y% S"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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