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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought2 P3 K( Q; T; m
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called6 O( W4 |/ N" L) H/ }9 _# B
the family doctor to discuss the problem.! G5 j+ V* a( c
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could4 C# E: {/ {9 E5 X# L; X# ?3 `
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 e% f \' [! K5 v; Y
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,/ j i0 d; e( n; h
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, q K- b1 C* ~& J3 X# P
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."/ C& R, u, ]% y
9 U5 o6 V& @% YThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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w# t5 ^5 |7 r& @( |8 K8 }Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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% ^$ e$ v/ R' @" z) gNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and* L9 N5 {. x" O. a
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ j# Z4 t- L4 x, g' Z/ |2 R
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Still no response.
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Next 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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. k n& {) H# Z1 i& F1 wSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 2 S! a0 I/ Y; F$ N: L0 R+ {
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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; ]8 i/ C. B2 _5 @$ `So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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% A& Z% g" k1 \* n2 O A1 r(I just love this)) @0 q; X. ?' a( ~6 q* D- e' W
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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