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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought/ |# `* h$ m. K% b. d( Q" J
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 could
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1 J; n/ _" w E0 EHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,& Y5 j* ~6 U1 w( _$ H
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
' Y+ a/ P+ h, Bgo 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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l+ t# m3 `7 o9 s) w4 c! e fThen 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& ~- z$ v5 f+ ^. P2 x3 W8 ~* T
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"/ c; t9 `; Q, P# u! ~) `
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Still no response.0 P; ]$ x6 v- z+ w( l. X& H! x
% r: x" q+ b; tNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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# j: k' d, F: o! `/ R. QAgain he gets no response., B7 o8 P# p6 ?2 h9 {: h
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"( T: e0 O1 [2 e: |- t7 a# X7 n7 m
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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