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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought- J% L3 f) c: ^( a
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called7 c# C6 T0 ?, J
the family doctor to discuss the problem.: M. o' T! ?2 ?" z) e$ n
; D9 Y( v" G4 @+ v/ f$ dThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
; g& j( s0 J3 L5 |/ J. @$ u% t; a; Uperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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" [" {, z4 t/ J, ]Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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- [$ |& _' F) R+ P/ k( }1 O; E" Ngo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response." x5 M& J; _+ V# `( c) ~8 J5 R
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the/ E9 U5 g2 ]. Z$ B5 p
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."5 h+ u% W7 h; B& J
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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3 V6 B5 j2 n* S* c) P1 _0 tSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and; C& L! G; p, P; p, @" |6 f
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?": s; ~: h8 K0 M" L
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Still no response.9 W" w$ `* q& K" ~6 U$ Q
% G" b* O0 u% T! |Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife. A2 Q8 {2 g, Y& f
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: m& p) s. m. y# Q4 m4 O9 QAgain he gets no response.
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% f$ ]" \2 o5 HSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
2 ?$ d+ P* e! c; Q" Wfor dinner?" Again there is no response.& x6 N* D7 F; b+ D- C
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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) P7 @! \, ]! q: Y(I just love this)0 A' C' }) w7 u# Y$ N; Z+ W/ ~
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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