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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought. [5 w4 L- @3 e( T! c; j w+ z
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called% T1 L! J+ |2 O {/ ^8 m/ f/ v
the family doctor to discuss the problem.7 W q6 Y9 G6 Q
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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: s$ H0 l% x. d+ i: U( U. _Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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" g$ A, b! k7 A( T5 R* t: S. Q6 _go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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2 D- J8 \7 Q6 ^That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
$ H4 y0 L4 D" @ w% z4 q8 Y4 Yden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."- Z' l. `) w8 Y
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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* d4 F& f1 `- O$ Y2 G2 z* xNo response.6 x( T/ {4 r; V) q+ M- C/ @
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
( v" V) U1 j" Q5 _% ]* Jrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.- l+ z8 S3 z/ D9 b' ] O! m
' V; O6 ~: `- kNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife$ k8 f% W; j5 i# G* N& [
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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% M. [6 ~0 R* _3 q- i' wAgain he gets no response.) O* Y& p* R/ O% @
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
+ G4 ~2 K* n# S* [9 ~9 Tfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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" M# g; @, e. M+ E5 _ ySo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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