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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought I" \9 x5 p0 R6 Y
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called9 Q! o7 |; w/ x" K+ I \
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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/ E5 s d$ I$ \4 B$ ~1 t2 zThe 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,
3 `- Y( B" i0 k3 t6 pand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
% n: v# p- `, x/ Cgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.", I9 Z( {$ L9 i9 N
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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?"4 y$ V! C* ^( x) A. s' U! m
9 A; h: c3 ?1 c) FNo response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
0 s1 I+ {1 x( U4 yrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?", a; @; n0 ~$ p R, `; ~$ }+ ^
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Still no response.' ~" ?" w# h/ e' t2 s. o
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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.0 X, ^; L3 S8 k* K) v
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
, h) T9 v1 V! ~0 Afor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"% i$ p% ~3 P$ S* g" A
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(I just love this)% y1 U; b( f% t- Y, h; Q4 ~
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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