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| A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought 7 H: ~0 V; f7 c- b5 b2 `+ ushe might need a hearing aid.  Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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 The 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.": U6 }. H- m8 H4 D. G
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 That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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 6 b- i! t; m/ h# LThen 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% i2 \4 k% y! }
 repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?". |) ]2 X2 W0 j* {
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 and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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 Again he gets no response.
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 for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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 So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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 "Ralph , for the FIFTH  time..... CHICKEN!"
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