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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought8 o3 ~0 @# O3 ?' X$ p- N$ R! ~
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called; [, x, U" l% F8 X- P! [
the family doctor to discuss the problem.9 p0 i+ u3 X/ H
+ ~' }+ L: n7 ?* R" Q WThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
L9 o% @+ }+ _3 Q2 ^perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.- M$ n& _8 f6 `# O! F
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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, D( }/ D+ H& Y8 L+ X9 ]That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the$ x6 A* e" l# C% @8 k
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
* b, Z- X" W$ U+ dThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"' H+ `$ t% i# v0 I- I9 X
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No response.- C8 w2 U* |4 {+ q
0 h4 w3 C4 d+ a* {! u7 T+ HSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response.; A3 t% x3 w: P( d. D; g7 i) Z
6 v |/ v* v) d% X; I7 q! R" sNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
0 r) L( _1 |! Y; H5 Rand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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 ; h# a- A! @# {. i3 e/ q" d
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"+ i0 A$ B& E! ^3 F* T
( C0 }" q! q4 ^' N9 F(I just love this)( G ^, O9 y$ q
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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