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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought6 j) W/ C4 | }5 Q" O6 N$ b1 m
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
2 m4 J2 S+ J9 a4 o9 vthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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7 v% J7 [& c1 S7 f. [1 K) mThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
& o; ^+ F5 ^0 B7 E" Z) Q+ d, yperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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J( X0 T$ U# G. {+ V" aHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
# s9 ~8 h) W1 j7 _# v" a0 |1 w; N4 cand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
, c4 Q4 a8 v L( rgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."& x; R/ ^' _0 d4 e: A, J6 `! X5 v
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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9 G( \- U p7 U2 C N3 C" e2 _Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.. v+ I+ Y7 E. N1 X8 _
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response.' `! L6 r" Z( }+ T- z: t( z
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife% c' ?0 e1 d2 x6 G4 l1 `
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"& p; m; D6 \5 _- }. g- {% g+ K" V
. W9 k" Q% D' a- b c3 j& OAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
& @7 y" R q: I, `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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(I just love this)7 [: p; T% q* t9 G" A; y8 K
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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