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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 j+ u w$ K6 ]- e% Y
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' `! p$ @. u" B. I0 n
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,/ p4 ~, d2 H# a, \
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
, [- T6 j1 X' T ?$ Q( K4 ?go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."6 N7 N: A+ \: |
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the! l. S' U8 {6 }: e% W1 g
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."8 K q5 x( j! A! w9 Z& T/ G
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.2 s5 X" _8 x8 F- L7 ~6 F
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response.
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+ {, X2 e+ n) G) o; ^# P7 M2 vNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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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
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 O: B3 N- H2 ~* M+ H5 I
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$ {2 H! Q: j# F2 V"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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