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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought! _0 B2 c& q4 ~+ j5 J, o3 u
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called- @! K) W e8 K2 z. p
the family doctor to discuss the problem.5 j6 w4 t% p$ p2 `) a j
( g( L% y$ n+ T" i* ^( x+ C; DThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could! Z) k( [0 V$ B; c0 @: k' z
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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2 l/ s4 k/ _" D. C" F% IHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
0 w' g/ S# k8 i2 M5 D, W' Wand in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,( `3 \- ~& x1 ?2 `# Y2 K8 e
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
0 W! Q3 O5 `( _% E: F' Z/ S! Nden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." d5 x; N- |& N! S4 m# B
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"& V/ A: z& i1 |6 X4 A* g
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No response.3 T6 m+ u+ L1 M: H' E5 Q
# _6 X/ b1 p+ m5 A5 {8 ~So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
! `6 O7 [+ q# E$ H$ orepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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* v1 Z& s$ P" X1 k, ~8 mNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
8 ? ]. p/ s4 }5 z3 U# gand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's - c$ r! A) K) V
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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3 z/ Q G# ]% }- a2 MSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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1 j- D2 u$ Z, c( B(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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