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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought3 g$ s: x3 G8 p* W% `7 O
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
' v( g: [& G" qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.4 L# O$ y. s0 l$ g
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could/ {: u: }& U& s) |6 ~/ z- I
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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3 C$ j+ W; b, d8 MHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
6 ?0 v3 t% ~2 Z$ J: V. w( N& nand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
: v9 S* b+ i9 q2 qgo 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 the9 |3 h5 x3 H, N/ _
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
+ H/ \: q2 q( I, \' e0 C8 oThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 W( a. ]3 e2 O, W) Z# MNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and' x5 s [; }6 h/ T. b5 X; ~4 }
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"4 _2 ^" m5 t' Q" S: \) _# d& L
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Still no response./ }$ w' ^* z" O8 _; g, |, j! W
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife5 h: c7 Y f b9 J5 O
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' i8 Q5 V/ a! T# n- l7 [7 a
8 _ A5 o5 {7 t% d! wAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
" } h1 X1 Q& G6 r: R/ P8 hfor dinner?" Again there is no response.3 ?2 M; R% ~' ^
6 P3 m F4 }7 c* X- x- U/ l7 K8 bSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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