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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 f! S) V) q& i5 y
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called8 Y4 I ^- |# v% w2 l
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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3 {& W3 O& {; p$ e$ LThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
2 w! O* k% |( K/ ^3 Iperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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0 L- h1 r0 O) s4 B# H5 E f" BHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
+ j5 q& i7 Y/ j7 d( [* d6 ]and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
/ B4 ?4 h4 A2 Y8 D9 j0 Ngo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."/ M, T9 ?" o6 `+ [) y" O
6 x" \$ f( Y4 Q/ K: ~% ?+ _% d. S; mThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
( M2 l% I& i- N0 O$ k+ Mden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
H2 O9 N) @7 K4 Q. KThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"/ ~, ]$ I0 ~* c$ N
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
2 M" y o; |* t: F0 qrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 J0 l9 {% ]' H `! a0 `Still no response.
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5 [5 o: n% @! L! ^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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5 p+ X% g1 Q4 U% m6 A( Z! k5 JSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ) x6 b# m% ~* |& w8 r' T8 {8 d
for dinner?" Again there is no response." [" ^( o6 @# |# C& ]. F- j
2 D: n7 c# k4 ?% ISo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 A5 A) k% y; }
% u4 f% V6 ?* a! J- j I8 \(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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