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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought& A$ t/ G" {$ L1 z- U3 L* c- S% l
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
5 B6 } B: B6 i }$ g8 ^( qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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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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: g. [! @# J; a9 KThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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1 B! r8 a. B1 w+ l6 k( Q& t. pThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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" n% g9 ?) n4 GNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and n$ x2 ]* K( D; {- |
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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0 J$ c" @- z: F' U3 w+ dStill no response.
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7 S, [) Z: c$ _/ _2 QNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife: d: Q) \+ p6 J7 ^7 {
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"" O. f. D3 f, k3 `& O& H
y' Y# x0 n( `4 B- wAgain he gets no response.) t& H: q$ W) @ H) n
& [7 O( w* g+ b! U. J7 gSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
* ]8 O% ~; [% Z2 l7 Y, R( X6 L0 _for dinner?" Again there is no response.3 D, \5 \5 I& b* G
( _' U9 z$ n, N0 D9 ?+ ^5 H% QSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"+ m( t* [, Y1 o2 q7 c' K
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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