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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.+ I" Q- ^9 U: i j$ [6 l
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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) y+ w: A. P l4 tHere'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."
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3 c- t/ k. w% I# h& r) q2 dThat 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?"
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8 W3 C) J- E. c- v1 w8 D+ ?So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and2 S9 y& M' z+ G) f; e, N) d
repeats, "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.& l7 e! Z1 o& }! }
* ?; }9 t+ @" \So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
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' K t% K) A' Z. E. n6 y- }! f' \7 j' LSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' ~9 R* E% u% t% ]/ j2 D"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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