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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought9 Z$ l! {- l, B- q4 n: M
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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0 q* Q* a% }$ j( r9 E" U, EThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could% ]. S# O. v. j6 P* n" {3 s# G
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,8 r# q3 j% |! \/ W. Z2 [& g$ J% y
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,5 d a! H: ^. V( O9 \4 Z
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."3 c) b/ g# B- [- M& s
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
& o' v, v) I: i& a1 O# I2 Lden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
6 b9 Z5 q& b3 u/ C BThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"- R9 K( E3 P; {, U
8 d% X& ]4 \. ^0 q$ _ q; PNo response.9 [1 b4 Q& \7 f( M# u# R
9 R2 {( A" [' N* n, |: ]1 rSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and4 ?* S1 o0 e) J% f
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
! }8 o/ r8 V; k' ^2 h6 i- dand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"3 Y0 s2 T& N) w" W
2 ?# e r' @2 O( H p2 fAgain he gets no response.
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5 {, |5 B* d9 _0 oSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 1 j7 Q8 J9 G2 B# b: `
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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O, X. l9 T- iSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"" [, f" W$ s+ [: }- T7 c
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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