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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought4 W/ N# ^1 l& f; r7 A0 \* g
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 V- K! Y P/ }8 R% s7 cthe family doctor to discuss the problem.& m+ h- \' n; W& {0 z' b/ `3 F
5 f1 I3 m3 k: b' d# Y2 CThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
1 U6 b: `7 E* G! h' S1 ?0 w/ f6 w9 Kperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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; I% @$ \0 F; D( G4 w% }Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
5 h0 y! R/ e: }6 C( N: _and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
# I5 |2 [; l* h6 S: {. }go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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1 J( K: ?$ f( \That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
, `" u- p! I: tden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." j- D5 J3 u5 t6 U
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"1 O3 Y k! \! s" @# g
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No response./ l) X, g. F6 L9 D4 ]
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and' T8 L! l& v4 m. Y, Q6 d/ Z( `
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 s, a1 E. t! _ m0 [' M5 ?Still no response.
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" |$ z R- A5 [6 t7 iNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
) b( ~, p) q0 F3 ^. Q; tand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"5 x8 q3 r4 ~2 b6 o4 t! F3 C
, d& Y) t( ?/ D& ^; g1 LAgain he gets no response.8 X0 I* E: L0 T- |9 H+ {
/ ^; u* y% N4 B6 DSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
$ L X$ `6 a, t: V |; ^) u( Nfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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) P6 o4 N; D& ZSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"; i( _" M6 M% X9 ?3 @; F+ J/ g
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(I just love this)
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# B3 P/ P$ \0 h# Z4 m( D5 E$ e M"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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