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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought# Q+ v& ^5 Z$ C
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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G3 e" A9 C0 [; [- u0 VThe 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," a; B( m1 Z& i9 h! |
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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' l0 G. x2 [- Q/ W! T4 EThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.9 g" l6 P5 E% _, k+ n; O
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and8 a, u. F/ k, O' Z* e
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?". B( Q2 Q6 \ M2 T& H
; V9 W* ^! h( z# W- iStill no response./ t! b8 a0 {$ w$ q& t
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife7 P: R4 d0 Q" A3 _4 n! y
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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) S7 {# s3 d7 i& c8 d1 JAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's ( Y0 }5 C" d0 }" K( q& `
for dinner?" Again there is no response.) s9 Y3 @# I& l- M0 J% D: [- |/ J/ O
% F3 N$ J5 l* JSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?", ^0 G0 L6 z& \$ `% p& X
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(I just love this)
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% w4 d1 y. s8 P: j' ~"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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