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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought% I. n/ ^6 {: U; `
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called2 O& `7 P# x! @9 T, \" D' s" e
the family doctor to discuss the problem.7 H) A- Y$ `$ A G
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could8 R5 R: i' s" m. m
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,
1 G; g: a. E( Y; C0 M. t5 jand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
! f( n: Y9 a! c" Jgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."- M; l: h- X+ U4 }4 Z) A
( r @7 T* g1 A+ e& w2 ]6 uThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
$ N6 ^* v& ~; T( u4 e0 M; ?9 Zden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."5 I8 o' G# V/ p/ |6 R: v
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"2 z8 I/ ?& b" a- U, _
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No response.
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" D: r$ r# J+ ~) o. I1 bSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
! ?0 I3 a8 ?# E2 ~repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 x5 |' `+ x$ `' b" x. r# Y: aStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife( b* ]& X4 y' k$ ~+ I+ I
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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+ R) U/ ~3 X( Y+ {! y6 T/ a" o$ EAgain he gets no response.& ]- b9 @* p0 ?- o+ F$ C$ i2 d
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's / U' @. e2 Z2 S% w* O" o4 d! f7 J0 Z
for dinner?" Again there is no response., w& c {. T* M9 U# L/ F
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ i' D e: `/ u J
! _ Z+ I$ V0 N. S(I just love this)
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! B: b5 w" P6 A+ M' g1 r"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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