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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought, X; _! G: p' Y0 a5 k! W+ V1 d3 Y( z, w
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called' H) ?4 U4 f5 m- ]5 E8 e8 o! T
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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) I+ W4 |4 e: B( s. _3 K1 fThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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$ M8 [& O. Y* W/ ^Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,4 |% C8 S" ~+ _! c+ B2 Y/ n+ i
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,& k. i" i: h$ d8 w5 T
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."' b2 F; `4 L i5 R1 ? e
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
" D3 e0 V; N# z' xden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
: q, K* J; K' s5 X( ?/ wThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"9 O) Q9 ]5 @' N+ y# ^4 O: N
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and" {4 }. R+ U/ z. j
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 f6 O; X$ T8 R/ ~& a! P& n
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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 wife, }# `1 p5 N5 `+ L
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"! H+ ` H- c, U9 g! E1 d' R
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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
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 F- a+ [# y: F6 q3 b% k
/ d" x6 }& p4 w9 o(I just love this)
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! l$ Y0 |. k' D0 Q1 @. A6 K"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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