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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought' O2 r8 @; J# O. b
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called+ J2 o6 K+ w0 }: ?3 V
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could1 S% ?3 Q7 j* O8 F, ?+ v& q% i
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.) r$ Z, g/ b( t0 ~" W8 o$ R( \+ M
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,1 q# w6 O6 L5 {4 I* U- A
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
6 w6 d: V2 G) Lgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."* H! U( g3 |/ }0 y9 H6 V
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
$ j2 i% J4 T- I" p N3 `! Zden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
6 b2 Q) m+ j* d' ^% h$ @" o! o) }Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"$ ?% x- f# a) |/ ?9 u
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No response.
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, g3 q; Y4 t3 W4 e/ g TSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
# N% N" i8 s9 s" U) Rrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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6 Q# i) c- ^& n: |Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife P, d0 J6 Q) J4 G# \
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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4 @' |' v9 C& [; H8 e+ l: b6 \Again he gets no response.- w, x. v8 c- ~/ U l" ~: d o
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
6 P: C/ ~) Q- f1 u; A! T" dfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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# S! P. n R y8 x4 j"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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