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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
" n. j1 ?; A( }7 x2 C, \1 E/ `5 a2 rshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called3 Y0 i' `( ~5 U
the family doctor to discuss the problem." L% p, G' V4 l1 w
3 a3 G$ h9 R) ]% Y! z9 ?2 L' DThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
% u8 y* T/ g- r J1 G. y% v; Dperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.9 K5 ?9 s$ w0 U; U: w
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,* Q# |; g- s4 b, ^! }
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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$ x5 a" V1 C- g( e# zThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the% ~/ v& |9 J+ [7 z5 V
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
# c1 m8 h+ u' k2 Z6 S! PThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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}& ]! K3 @+ o: i" }4 z; ~) {No response." K+ _# q; a! n4 [/ R
+ y1 B1 v/ W, x& @: r. VSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
7 C! N, ]7 }* }7 Z5 ~) hrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"% j6 B/ D$ m; ]3 f! r5 D
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Still no response.
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$ F N. W. g4 \2 G0 S3 z4 lNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife1 R) R2 k5 ^$ W5 ~5 e
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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, b4 a/ l" A2 ?( vAgain he gets no response.' a2 z. ^( m' w6 L s5 k3 d+ J
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
& {2 C( o: D' A* a- [% ]/ ^for dinner?" Again there is no response.# `; d, ]' E3 J% o+ U {' d: L
& c4 \# ~: g0 V: X, p( pSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"% Z# o; a8 G+ }
; O/ q M4 o: P# ]3 d# [0 }8 a(I just love this)" v% {5 p' z7 K% [# o/ S
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[- N, C! h$ I: g% ^+ I. }"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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