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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought6 ^; P9 Y) U: ~
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called6 T8 c5 @* _, G, t& Q
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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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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/ @4 ~( w+ q# Z, {That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the0 t6 [3 b {% ^; g" u }% v
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."& \7 m1 ~. K$ |! Y4 n6 B* T, V
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 i8 O, G9 {+ ^: e/ F _) XNo response.4 I, i% R3 N# g' ` Z1 L- K1 c" e
: E ^7 C7 H( w `So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and5 I8 T. g8 h* D2 u1 C' u
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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8 q: p" ]8 r- h1 o! QNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife& w/ p) x2 y& {1 x
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 n; } u2 J, ]0 ^: r
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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 % z+ q/ N' t1 t2 j! n3 k
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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4 a2 o+ U+ d& e8 f ^3 c5 cSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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$ w- q* Y: j- h1 N+ ?0 M3 u(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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