 鲜花( 77)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
M0 t2 e+ B# X1 x3 Qshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
/ K4 p: ~# k" H0 a1 L, Nthe family doctor to discuss the problem.* w7 T' ? C- z& O3 P
% U- ~" i4 b5 V5 |! R
The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
9 D" t" ?8 t& Q5 _6 @perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.8 N* P: ~+ E) k) M% v
; m) F/ Z E8 E E, w' S
Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
3 l. T [7 h9 T8 P5 }$ @and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
) ]! E% D" l i, e2 d" \9 ~' Q& Ego to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."+ Q: Y# c( b7 Z4 u3 f' s3 b0 \
- v. k, Z- ?1 C/ Q. ^+ ^, C ~That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
& E3 z+ S! B& x+ L' G. B4 Y3 bden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."! u3 F8 S0 |. Q# E- H
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
+ Q4 k' n( o: D* G6 U
- u4 h$ [4 c0 E* B: |. LNo response.* Z) m% }$ K G
1 Q, N" ?7 C! c4 X% ~( K4 x. F! xSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
3 f: p! T* I% U) I lrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 M' D( R9 e+ ~" C
" F8 m# F' w8 |* A a- b) [7 L' z
Still no response. R) Y+ |; z7 T# U$ a# \: T$ g
: t$ k% r: I& o: U9 d5 m- W- i
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife; J$ e+ y0 E8 t2 {4 I; ?& E8 i$ z
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"6 y6 m2 ^+ G( V) B7 a1 k: X. ^
& {- a1 ]) G" J( P, t8 c$ h: E, z
Again he gets no response.
9 n& Y% g! \; v0 O
) @; a* d) @( VSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's & T% P7 i b9 t3 r
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
7 n& ~ F w# S. ~3 H) K5 I1 r7 [
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"( M+ M `% F/ p
" t2 F( {1 w& i
(I just love this)9 L9 ]4 o ^3 I+ x3 R* A% M
5 V, k& t' R! B0 U
. [. g8 c# V- d4 ~& V. s! l"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
|