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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought3 T2 J* d! d8 X9 T* y/ }( s1 `3 f% U' b' o" U
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 u v( y3 e& a0 Y4 K; ~the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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- H1 d3 w, D1 K: d4 Z6 sThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could8 R. I# E8 F$ n4 ~& b
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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( u1 p5 w8 ~# y4 ?* ?7 @go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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. _# y/ L) A% E: ^/ x' C% g8 OThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
6 h* ~$ Y9 w* V# c, t4 f: cden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
9 t, b/ x8 g$ w* o# \6 d9 IThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and& O! R. x4 @' U2 z3 w% m
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?": ?& p" r5 t- a
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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.9 G( D) f( \- }; C" o
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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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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( T1 l' d' {& e4 Q& j" g8 p3 |"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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