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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought' B1 `2 @2 H. F X2 g T# l4 p( Q
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
9 [/ [6 f; Y2 e, ]# R* Athe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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1 H5 l- n" k. L4 i8 f" Y0 W$ _The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
" n0 E! F6 m: I! {2 K4 l) dperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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1 y+ ?, s, ^0 J: X% sHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
, @% |3 ^7 k0 t7 Xand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, I7 N# ]+ Y$ \! s+ e. }* ^
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."8 c/ k9 n9 ~; f# j
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
4 z# J l& q" j& T4 u4 C3 w7 Qden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
4 n9 g8 A0 C5 `Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
' S9 [1 u% y! d& [2 \4 p9 }repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 j! B3 W& P3 {3 O. J
j! A4 S2 h% n5 RStill no response.& A. }! ?0 `) F% B; G
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.
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2 _- U+ B6 P$ vSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
# Z Z- D: e/ {$ M3 N. V: Z) Wfor dinner?" Again there is no response.9 _6 X5 v+ Y& n/ `
! d& A+ G; _/ MSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 Z* S4 F; R' V+ y8 I8 v2 m(I just love this)
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( ^ O" @: \+ ~6 ~"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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