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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought0 o2 T* R( {+ Y: H, T r; _
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
" l! l! g9 h' U9 h- o; d5 zthe family doctor to discuss the problem.2 B3 h k# b0 U9 p$ ]8 r& b
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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; @8 A& _' N6 R2 PHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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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?"# O1 Y" S" X2 E
1 Z, L6 ?. P" j" Z! i- pNo response.
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4 h' a) x- M3 A9 F2 `% oSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
+ L, D4 M1 M t6 Erepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 `: ]% M) a6 h0 f& mStill no response.
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0 T! r, j2 c. W3 RNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
+ i) g/ X! e7 i& k6 Pand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ y5 e! z4 H J$ p& r N4 M
, w' Q- N7 X, p q( w2 iAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 a3 `# N5 A. Z
% m0 X3 E1 m1 u# l- s0 K(I just love this)! ~* t1 h5 F! k& e8 r+ f
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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