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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
+ f/ S2 u2 Q o2 a# oshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 s' O5 N g* x' C+ qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could' q ?# Q1 ?& P$ ?# N# L* I" [
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss./ A2 r" _: V3 z0 S% d6 t2 A
! c: ]2 U, `7 X2 I1 M) r3 rHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
% D& K2 A6 o# ~: `0 I% Pand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
! y( @) e X# G' T. E3 @+ vgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."" j, c1 } ?$ H D* k' x
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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$ b! R2 _1 [, ]# _4 a$ f6 |Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"3 @. [- S5 r8 ], W/ w) B0 r3 n
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No response.# u2 C5 `: W! w
5 c* k. C0 J$ q$ D; C: r3 KSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and! |& x3 U' L, I7 j6 w1 G; X X
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"8 g% y3 L2 D( O, W$ B5 b
# v: X8 C' v# r( |* yStill no response.3 ?, P7 U7 K- v! p+ R( A. b, g, F! q
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
3 y8 U2 c/ q- n1 fand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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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
4 G- R3 ^$ B9 d( ^1 \3 A9 ?for dinner?" Again there is no response.4 s: y t5 Z9 S7 J, z' {
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 A% C' w2 _7 L& F0 u$ l
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(I just love this); H1 `2 `8 m4 V1 t P4 n( r& ?
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8 I: k8 l9 H- {"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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