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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought) i: x9 w" W( b
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called7 M. u& ^& l7 Z) T8 |0 d
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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$ n* G; H/ e! ~" UHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,5 i% \! y# P+ n$ F4 L# ]1 n
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the$ L+ U4 T3 T9 Z# E3 e' p, i+ y8 Y
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
/ q! D. o# L3 m8 j7 Y5 t5 ^Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"! d P3 ]6 H7 V/ b, `
2 M% x1 D/ Z( d, }No response.
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7 g! U$ N( _- R+ [So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
8 i' ?! o% ~/ V8 ^repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.5 F( S+ ^" e& s/ n# {* }
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.0 o2 B7 T2 U0 m' {
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 0 Z- R) x8 N) d2 `# x, G7 f
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 b6 i* l5 G0 T D6 Z
$ D0 b% j4 q1 V8 B% C& U9 F(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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