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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
2 T; n( F* K) K3 V4 Z" j% jshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called! [, A, c9 u, \6 i6 S* a
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could- T, n3 C# w0 ]* ~2 s
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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! Q% v1 z1 O7 F* Z+ c6 aHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her," s! ^" }) t i
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,8 E* s) |" }4 O( [6 G
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."# C S) R& X0 g% [5 x' |5 w
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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5 d% w+ v. R# j2 C' J" {Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?": C# o/ T) G9 t
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No response.4 d$ t& j# [8 Q" J/ w* G) V7 J- p
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
) E" h! z: J5 ~6 y7 G5 H g S L6 hrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- o. w1 `( ?" U# q6 Z
# b6 U. @4 j8 P9 e; L9 U2 QStill no response.
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, R! P% l7 ~4 I, WNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife- ]. y8 J' {+ J
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.( K' u, G8 H; P _
, c1 s" C+ C/ E" z* WSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's . S* Q8 u% ~; j
for dinner?" Again there is no response.# X+ I3 \$ V3 D
8 y$ B j+ e7 k& a3 [5 jSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"7 q3 B% K9 o! |( Z" S% ~' C- m! S
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(I just love this)1 {/ f Q/ j5 z$ G
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S% H* w e" v+ ~1 v"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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