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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought# E2 h% { \( E( X8 R5 S8 ]
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 K, F& @9 ^% Q5 L# z4 W$ tthe family doctor to discuss the problem.; N- ]- ]' Y7 I
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could' Z" q& s- i5 f7 J) P" }: l7 P
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.' O' u- c0 E( `6 M: h/ ]- r& D
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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."& U ]7 o* Q4 \
+ ^& Y: e0 R( K' X/ |That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
: I6 S5 W; q8 D# E! V H4 H$ vden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
, H7 v1 H$ f y6 Z6 RThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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8 p6 T0 ~8 n! o4 E. ANo response.1 L1 k- v% S4 o- W$ n
5 L4 f5 E6 a) I1 R' Z0 SSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and) c8 n- q; O* W) ^
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" g% `' P6 n. g3 z: m2 m
6 q5 Y- K/ x( f+ w+ f2 e+ N% kStill no response.3 ^; p( _1 V' j) Y
5 R, B6 W& s: }+ C2 j, |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.4 D/ \& n+ H* x
+ v- _7 r) u1 g3 _, JSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 5 t2 e: d5 N) l+ j( O
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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4 M: T+ ^- @9 z$ q: H0 VSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"; z5 y+ r& d. a! H/ M
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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