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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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# q: o! I: }* r2 v, i/ @the family doctor to discuss the problem.6 b/ q H: F" T
5 d& K9 I7 E+ `( w- dThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
. b5 i0 ]. @7 R# jperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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9 o) j6 | } F% P& lHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,# s6 V4 j! u. ]# W3 m) ]
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
' l6 |! p3 p0 D- ggo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."- Z% n9 k6 R! e2 v8 C% [
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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?"
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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
0 v# U# a2 |2 }. urepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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6 e. h( s' x: z! U+ N6 P1 dStill no response.
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4 U9 F% T; @- s" C1 JNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
9 H! E s5 ]9 `- j( f2 v" |7 Hand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.6 x5 r& ?% D) f$ I
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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?"5 h, F b- y/ H! u3 P5 E
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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