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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought% x4 o7 W6 S3 J- P
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called% X" p f# c; E8 P
the family doctor to discuss the problem.% G8 ~; ]$ w9 z+ P7 i
4 L1 O3 W/ `+ S, m6 O6 qThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
7 t- z1 d) ]+ V% M6 ^+ eperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.$ U, o) G, G- b. Y3 E, M0 y, H
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' B4 @# k/ ]( l! R
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,' r3 j6 V3 f- ?7 P! _' \
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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, @+ y% O g0 d1 w4 X6 }; e: H+ N: dThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
$ d+ V7 h- p$ M: Lden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."- B- R& ^" O: m& L
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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! }) ]$ G$ i% k# y" U
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 l; ?& ?6 G8 z% {1 k$ L: hStill no response.
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6 c. d6 K& B8 V/ I4 ONext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife! a; Y) m5 G) O& T
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?": V9 m) u! Q/ Z" H
' N' i" ?5 u9 Z/ L7 t4 oAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ! n" m& q6 q2 b" r- t7 V
for dinner?" Again there is no response.# @( p* b7 Q! ?+ N* i' A
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"/ a6 y/ o. o+ C
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(I just love this) T1 G2 C* k. e' ~
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. }3 K1 M4 L9 e$ W/ G"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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