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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought% A0 C' C6 p q% U7 T- V
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called* e7 [* K3 L0 z, ], w# {
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could* K: y, p; d) k0 p$ H: A
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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) G) w1 f( G9 `) h7 [Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
$ X, N i" A4 L" band in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,; q* m/ T" V, i( ?" \7 |; Z
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 the2 m; {% \' ^! o
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
: l" w2 K$ S4 E, kThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 H% w$ n3 w0 v7 R, uNo response.4 d: F& I' G, E( N
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and2 ?' e* V8 q2 R1 R1 a7 k/ \
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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. S' s' G- P/ o+ |' Q8 OStill no response.3 R2 b9 b% t# C8 |) \2 v0 Q c) S
1 d2 p" `1 O& MNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife$ `% i: d; H5 W; B' n7 e, S1 _
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?", Y6 F B( g, O$ E/ f6 Q# E, `8 o$ ~
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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
! S7 A$ e+ U* r9 Kfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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$ R9 w2 S, x7 ~So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"8 N; M# ?! P; V9 \9 f, _# J$ E/ X" K" T
& O. T' x' e5 z$ q: m( r, g* e9 V(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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