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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 i0 e' z. @3 o0 _/ n
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called [& P! H0 u9 B2 a2 q$ ^
the family doctor to discuss the problem.5 V* o9 y1 `+ L7 H
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,9 G! \! @, K1 W, w
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
5 `/ i6 ^8 v, T1 u {- P: xgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."2 N' c* e% k9 G9 w
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the1 }! C# ^/ U' j# |; x2 T
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
0 Q4 X8 U# w, h- g# L& i- C% U# v: {Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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; J, ^: e( n5 R+ _& U3 ~9 U# r+ ENo response.. q& f8 [# l* b1 n% |" H
$ D. [0 j# S3 BSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
* W" G7 Q3 _) _: ~# `9 mrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 d2 B B* F; wStill no response.5 T; G' E$ g7 j @# \4 t
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife1 P; ~9 N8 O0 I& | j
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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/ o8 y8 r6 Q6 JAgain he gets no response.: V. @3 M0 o/ {* c9 i6 b
" O4 ?$ }7 J& o- J4 }( eSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 3 H: M6 r* K6 t
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 } B- `+ w5 m
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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