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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought( u) y& n4 S3 W
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called( a( K1 x9 J4 V# a, B1 I
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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; S# Z$ R7 S% K; ~ e1 G* H2 ^7 ZThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
! F4 m% A" |$ {- _! Sperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss., L# r/ k8 r9 F* b
; i* }& A0 f4 ?" m; R' @Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' W& h3 X3 L E
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
; Q; @% [" K" M$ D; lgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."( O7 g# A/ s9 b, \7 o( Z# b
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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) u3 w2 [% z1 s3 s. m4 q |$ fThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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: D9 w5 D# c) A& aNo response.3 n/ ~7 c& w+ c" |1 R/ K# r
& m/ p+ I% |! z5 J" H$ u8 u# ASo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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% F6 M1 z5 w) b6 L+ `Still no response.
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8 t( N( ~* ]; b1 iNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.5 a7 Y/ P" X' q* }" v2 `( ]
/ c* ^/ E8 R3 ?+ T0 ]So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's $ r& R' D+ _! E. h
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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( n; g6 N0 D( ^! \! Z* ?So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)( n4 |" w* h8 \- Q
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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