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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought" J# {& B. `' j
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called: W; h! D. ^7 g- f) v5 q' O5 q) }
the family doctor to discuss the problem., Q' c" y" x- x' n" z% _
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could+ K4 X; T7 W" w: `" ~9 l4 q
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.6 y. z+ ~: X6 V6 @: ]6 h
5 @! E. B) y) L1 O. mHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,6 X! k9 B2 e9 p$ w$ b; W! ?5 a7 v1 n
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
/ ~! F. e0 G) }) ogo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."( k* C9 ^# B3 P% [( i! N8 u
0 d$ ?6 n, l- o; i. }8 U/ SThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the! I6 g, P1 R5 P% D
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
- S# n3 |' v8 |$ N$ f3 _" \% F1 ZThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"; Q9 r: r6 X% K1 ]7 q# a" k
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No response.
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4 U+ ~2 `$ P5 _" j# QSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and- `( @" ]" w; X! l" s
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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8 I0 ~: v3 W/ fNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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% v, {7 ?: R) x! S; m9 R2 Y' MAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ' \) V$ [/ N) Y2 c
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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