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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.6 q [1 h0 @" w. L4 C8 ^) K
' |' }0 [8 B$ x) [- V* NThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
7 C* {; E- Y1 Gperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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* H6 B1 V1 r0 PHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,8 A; H/ F+ M: d# u/ s
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
& e8 Z) n7 E8 o5 Pgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."8 \: Z6 |3 x n
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and Q, X3 j. [9 _5 k, O9 q' m* f' n. ]
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.7 v0 j# ? |% F" S/ F6 x
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife4 L1 G. \! A% O8 a' g0 n, t
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 c! \8 u3 U0 B, C, m
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Again he gets no response.
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8 C% F ?$ P7 \6 q& R. ^So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's # B) T! a( F$ q) M* H, r
for dinner?" Again there is no response.0 ~. a* s* M1 H/ m, _2 W7 b
3 _& L8 v- d8 I2 O# x) wSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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0 k! z; U( g! k2 _(I just love this)+ m6 @$ L/ t, _- \6 e) @* D) v" E
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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