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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 doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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) U9 W8 K3 M+ G: ~7 F3 M, n4 @$ \Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,4 s' K1 v4 T+ E8 |! Z. ]! n( T
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,3 i3 ]4 Q, C L, U5 i+ W
go 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?"# c; ^: S7 N* o( h
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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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0 [) ?9 S, x X/ X. BStill no response.8 L5 P/ b/ ^1 T% v, f
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife( E( C1 p. V2 l( W; F: z
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"; v% I* Z, x: W4 a m6 n
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ' R. {- Z3 ]6 @4 p$ }' A9 x
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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# K0 B; o! {/ l# r) J5 S- Y' \So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?" U$ Z$ H! C% q9 R- }, e0 y9 }
$ R3 M" P2 A) K. I(I just love this)* x* E1 c! U8 q5 @
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R+ P5 J! ~1 V) c& B"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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