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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought7 d% e8 i4 X% X$ R+ w
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called d3 z- p5 K4 k; H: z, h
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could* j/ L, }; w" k. P$ ?) `
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.1 u: R4 t& x/ f9 y- y6 d
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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 the8 \$ y. z, u- s1 ^/ @% J
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."3 F0 W: D+ q3 b, [
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 v* H& i& x% Y! ~+ fNo response.9 j: Y5 S3 I' ?) n3 V$ R
, F6 ~4 u0 Q2 ^5 r% U: W& @So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and2 B& y' T% p/ n8 i
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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4 j/ `$ ?! S0 z, v; A! t9 }Still no response.1 K# Y. v+ [, O
/ Q) F# F8 h& L0 |- O8 uNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife# B4 G5 X# m# E: V* F
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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$ O [, k0 m% B9 i9 o' [: w2 bAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
3 e7 F" ]5 N a+ mfor dinner?" Again there is no response.5 L6 z# C9 W9 i: M4 W
' r- E, u& K" H; O" F7 l5 rSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' r# u2 n% E8 ~. E: ]4 M* _4 m( _1 p(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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