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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought! ~7 ^# q6 ]" M' B
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called% L* G; M Q% ?+ f0 G! d
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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& r" h% ~7 u& M6 |Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the' X5 O" Y Y- r4 U
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
1 z# J2 p- j8 J& C8 MThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.8 z3 j* z! D; U
( ?3 s" q: i' _2 P" DSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
+ n- z9 K) U7 ], Q/ `2 Y/ }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 wife7 _/ S" ]& |4 N6 w- v
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"6 ^3 ?" _' D6 T/ n& x- ~
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
6 a5 n& c) b4 p$ Pfor dinner?" Again there is no response.* R u1 R6 I: C; d
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"8 L, v. `! ]* b( Y5 \' v7 _1 `6 G
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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