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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.6 p* S5 w: u O
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The 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."
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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?"# E s7 Z% ?, _! ^' ]/ S5 }6 N' E
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
. h( |& a& t p! `repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"* P G' `' Z( b
: P4 Q3 E6 @+ V' K9 }Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife5 L( {. [. f, Q
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.. K# G" ?# S1 e/ f% y
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
$ L8 v, \1 q7 d/ q" r9 n* Efor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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# ^9 J# D' }2 i( Y6 f2 pSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"; J6 q# Z5 _" t2 _) ]+ n W* Q9 i
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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