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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought4 i. Y9 O+ Y0 x
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
}! Q# v2 c# ^1 {+ qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.6 r F/ g4 ^& X' N
( u6 r. A" ^9 \3 X. cThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could* E. a5 Z8 T' k7 E$ Z/ ]
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.# K7 B u% A8 S& \% }9 }
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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# y d; Y" m _" x2 n2 Zgo 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
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"% G" x/ X! V/ z! B- R: x) R
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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
1 s, j& ~% p8 I% O A2 ?0 ^repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 Z. H# H: r2 |+ Y4 M
: V3 b- [ u S3 I* r/ f% \5 SStill no response.3 e* Q: l" ^0 h) H! k) T( a
; ^) E, a" L0 D! E: `0 B5 m$ oNext 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 h7 a0 O6 n! H) w. [8 z; k
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 0 n# ] ^2 w* E* _7 A& m
for dinner?" Again there is no response. T1 @4 b9 H7 k3 s7 b$ _
- c3 k0 Q1 M* Y2 X6 iSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"* {7 |$ A4 G3 H* j6 ~2 }
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(I just love this)' c' c! V2 E+ @. z
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9 d" |' l( P7 r& f$ S1 q: l) M"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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