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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought/ {# D. P6 \8 X( |( q
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
6 x" g' M( F+ ?# @ \* e9 cthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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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."1 C$ b. {, ?7 Q+ v* s
$ R7 w7 o- e1 Z$ L% bThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the; d H$ z' X1 m$ e0 G8 j c; i" P
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
* o" z% }3 |, xThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response." _# h7 c& m2 @* D- r: g5 V
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife/ v# ?$ x+ C9 w) g' h% q
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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6 M9 ]" k& c h+ D- z" R |- \So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 1 e! `6 S; T& D1 Y& {
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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9 s/ r6 R1 D tSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"+ c; j4 b( F" A& ~, H8 W6 P ~
9 b) E8 K3 _$ ]6 l: U: q# T(I just love this), g; @( U0 c3 g- L/ a
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* |: i( V n& c$ M$ k"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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