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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could' v( h9 z2 M- P& O$ b
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 N$ z3 `2 A7 k+ i4 u
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the/ y S, {6 p, E: a B# R+ Z' \
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."3 I: ~! j$ ?: ?+ y
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"1 a5 q( T; {: C2 M" e$ C
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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% d) B0 g9 D8 r) |# V
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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* l s: L' y4 ^! GNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's % C1 E) X0 R, g/ u
for dinner?" Again there is no response.$ R4 f" m/ M9 @9 R; X
% w2 m8 N7 v. l+ B2 u& FSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?") N. f% p, q3 y' H# L7 i
" N+ {* R2 M% R q. I9 T' G. Y(I just love this)
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% _2 }* W9 k& W2 b/ j"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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