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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought7 @+ d3 i6 ]' K; I3 t( l6 D
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 w" m1 f/ h7 Y3 Q/ G: p- Cthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could6 Z& A7 O; @( h8 R3 f
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,
: L2 `1 ]# w1 H$ U: G3 e8 Rand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
7 g5 @1 _: J0 ^* {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?"- V4 I. x+ Y8 U% N) i0 r
4 p$ \, z# |! T$ d% wNo response.
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& R+ o8 E/ [) p. g" u0 F; v/ Y# ?So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
5 ~3 h% ]* A# B" p1 Brepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" _# }2 K* R! {
1 o. _0 ~3 Q7 G! VStill no response.6 Y4 a* h4 ]9 m
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife8 h) C' \* \$ U4 h7 G5 L
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- F& f% t( p) {
3 F M) b" g( _- U* lAgain he gets no response.0 a8 j3 p& u8 |1 j' d% w
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 0 ^) C: f; K' e
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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# {5 Z; M* ~, Q1 D. C, w wSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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d. V2 W# Q. Z& ` U& m(I just love this)$ s0 |% f2 }$ V0 q5 s
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% H; n- w+ S" L) o- J6 z1 b"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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