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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought8 x7 p+ s8 ^( W* E
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
- U* `& l! I* x! }6 j( | lthe family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could, `7 s' g, l6 V( I
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.% Z! h! T5 t! P1 L; @7 Q. ]/ n( `
) r& |8 P4 m3 H! b2 k9 e( [8 A3 K- F9 X1 mHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
3 R" z8 a) N% f# u% hand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
) V( K/ G% |& ^5 E9 n9 b$ \go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."' Z1 U) P8 s: G5 ?. B9 Y
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the7 ^1 g. f$ `+ f V; M% Y
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."! C: h% V- S7 p* p! I2 {
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"* `" I, k/ U" D5 x+ s2 x% O
+ e5 S- V% y* ENo response.. S/ Q; {8 i4 ~5 d+ ] j
5 L- K4 e8 U8 dSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
5 x; U% o# T) d6 @repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.! o q' d' j6 o9 E1 I
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife/ `7 {% ^9 g. @( e
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"/ \, V. d# _( L& B" r
# T# [) R/ ]+ G) o% U6 n# NAgain he gets no response.3 ^) Z! x, ]1 B; Z" K: h: e+ X1 b
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
4 z4 j: Q- x3 L# Y& H3 A9 ^for dinner?" Again there is no response.+ U/ u1 x: Z n3 p' G% F z; R
( W7 G" E4 p7 jSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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! e1 H( c3 f+ B1 ~- F8 ~! o(I just love this)4 V0 s- u' Q* ?& T6 t3 k
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! T; @0 n7 E: J"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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