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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought$ P+ O0 U5 H& \ L, ^& [
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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$ Q) w+ `! C8 |! k2 XThe 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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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
8 H2 m4 G5 G# J7 N1 |/ V) iden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
: Y, l5 V7 Z/ C1 C9 [" G9 e) yThen 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
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& G* W' G$ ]& r- n' KNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response. h+ ?# m( s' \2 R' X% m! z* x
( K9 A$ ~$ x B6 I- cSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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8 a! f* i* {, B9 j: j* X" D4 OSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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) V' @' a) Q+ F"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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