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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought6 g- ~; _( Q: h3 N0 ^
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
4 H8 ~4 N4 M' B' I$ M7 Qthe family doctor to discuss the problem.3 S9 \9 @- L9 K4 A% G
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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7 K$ Q( y2 L+ r6 V3 KHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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! h6 L! o9 z2 wgo 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 the1 }) n S2 H8 @: }( _
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."$ p) t* V+ d% [9 g% ^: _
Then 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 and4 p5 @- _' U8 i0 W) z/ g- r
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' O0 Y2 H0 U8 _$ q, M. Q
6 Q! c) v' {* ]; N( jStill no response.3 n h$ ~" U, }* k; K6 ] ]
* s; r8 B0 z) `2 z K- ANext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife( r7 K: U& a+ m
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"6 d- [/ c& N" n. A- ]/ K3 _2 e) @
I/ v+ A* |4 |" T' W4 mAgain he gets no response.
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) r5 o: `8 a3 v# ?/ u1 M9 _So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's % ~; ?9 H- e. S: [- Q: F" X
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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0 x1 ]6 l& L) s1 i' S& p v% q(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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