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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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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could) ^# C/ I) B4 f3 S
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.8 e6 w" [- l( O2 V2 ?9 T/ r
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,: X; i! m0 r, l8 F* E
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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No response.3 e( y& `4 r: P7 u6 c* J+ f
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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, l8 w, x5 G4 j& B* S: y; NStill no response.+ o% O, j9 U: {% Q' ~& u J0 C8 X' U
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife; y# @: b) B; Q: `
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's , [/ g2 n4 K; I% ~0 m* P
for dinner?" Again there is no response., u5 J( M. O. H& K. j3 M
8 R! x% E+ R! V) r: iSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ J/ v+ `3 _3 h4 p, L/ b1 X$ m+ L: r) q. O
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(I just love this)7 z1 R. q, h) H7 h
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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