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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought. M2 x- p, }* c: u6 I
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called0 t5 b9 J4 D+ d9 }$ A$ [( V8 [( Q
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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- p0 Q( e+ j. W. l/ F& |The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could& L2 p5 ~# C" k; K9 J, \
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.. U% g- j4 D: ]( L, i
& T$ o! E4 s- ?( M5 {1 V6 PHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,. G) s: D: z, P5 g8 m. J- T
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,; ]3 G+ F, s1 h8 K( f6 C; s, q K l0 @
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
* E. j' Q( I+ F2 g# z. Pden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."2 k; }* u7 Y% D$ H) r5 f# |9 I
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.3 u, Z, n6 ]: B
& Q0 l' b, l( @ X; s* W$ D- wSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and9 w9 F6 h( T% H/ Z+ i" w
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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8 R x3 E+ @" z) n2 _2 e/ \8 M; UStill no response.. y% _1 |7 y! L- C& b9 p: s0 t
& l* n; K* w/ a$ a" K$ yNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife, O. y# W F* i$ \' U
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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6 n- ]0 [: |1 q e7 q1 YAgain he gets no response./ r1 V% j2 b. j: f- ]# n) P
/ F* |% [0 x3 u/ L2 ZSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
8 J0 L' }: m/ I" _" Xfor dinner?" Again there is no response.2 E. N) {2 y/ D* j! q/ O8 }
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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4 F8 D8 {& e* ^- S }& T; z. ]6 x9 H(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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