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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.- |; @" {* q$ ^8 Q5 p( K4 O
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could" [$ ~* j8 i( T
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.- m! \- f7 W# e% G, C) d
8 z; d: w6 \" J9 _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 the* _( C5 R- m3 |8 y
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."( T4 t' f6 }1 x/ O( E# g9 |
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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% e6 K; S+ X+ B; H; WNo response.6 V+ T1 v( m5 a4 p8 F% L
* h" q+ X! z! p# W aSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and4 b1 Z6 S. p- M$ E
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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3 a( H) J& d* R1 w3 F. uStill no response.
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* U; u# S0 {" P4 a' N) ?" ~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.
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3 f M4 e3 b& W4 X1 |. h# F1 wSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
9 q& n" A$ s, k" O& g3 s# |for dinner?" Again there is no response.6 R# D# u$ a$ E: E K
. j) m3 h9 [6 m6 nSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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