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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought, H/ y9 A6 x- ?
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
7 \# X7 n9 ?/ s3 Qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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& Q$ P! p* R5 y1 [: t) w0 X; CThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."% O# m0 n; V/ X* a! a8 m
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" i8 P3 W7 r* |$ Y
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6 X! _& e* N7 qSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
& p1 E& ?$ m Q/ arepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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
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Again he gets no response.
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) G9 S' Z2 G8 y2 c' a: n2 t n, [So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 9 }; E3 M4 ]% Z- B2 T) \
for dinner?" Again there is no response.2 J: ^2 \( Y, t5 k( M: {
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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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0 X( J6 u/ _: {5 l l1 S"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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