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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
, F1 J2 T% Q6 H4 Sshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
" K7 X- i( j. m, }/ h, b; v* l% Cthe family doctor to discuss the problem.+ \# V- k, |6 k7 b9 k
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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C, u& z. }0 Y' V' [; E/ `9 S. xHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,$ o# \5 [9 V# u1 [* u+ g: W
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,- _6 s5 D( X. p# }- ^& z
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."0 c0 a& \3 U7 [, e. R# l- v
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the( i" b1 z% d: d& O6 ^7 U
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."& T( c& k- I& n v
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?": y, x; T, L4 e8 d( M
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No response.8 p6 m* [$ N1 s+ d
! |6 t: b* z, C+ q9 K) vSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
7 `; x) [- ^4 Xrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.6 t% n- y( C7 d) e! k" Y& `. j
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife; F0 t6 J$ y# }. e3 P1 @4 |1 G) R
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' q& T2 f6 [1 C& IAgain he gets no response.
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2 }1 V0 {9 O* l/ oSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 5 Y. j7 y8 k X# o3 T
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 q) A3 C+ b& |$ w0 d I) q p/ H
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(I just love this)
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1 Y3 I4 _/ u& K& F1 B) T"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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