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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought( M0 }$ d8 `7 g6 g) \' R8 X8 M' g
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called: G! G4 d/ [; E- J7 ~% A. F
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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) f7 s4 \6 Y lThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could! y% q5 b5 q) e4 M3 S+ a8 Z7 {
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.2 R! ^- K. z5 E" F( |
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,$ H4 x# `3 x( g3 M& X& S
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,5 y. k. @1 S7 M; _
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."" g- T {) h7 _3 V6 Z
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
. E. C, Z' d( t$ fden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
$ z' @ y, V, @7 T/ s( a3 Y2 bThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"( ]" I* T$ w9 Z. a" S+ A
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No response.* {2 C+ {- q, W% o9 M% }
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
5 M) o" B4 F: n5 V+ Lrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"" y @- E% l( v( S+ ?) n" T* Q1 d: o
* l" _( p6 Z' fStill no response.
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3 i$ f" a, ]0 a; PNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife% R8 O1 o* S I2 G* @& k
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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) n/ v7 ^8 a. I: `5 CAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
4 J, c9 u7 N6 b3 {5 A# k, V' _for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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; J: v6 n* p! h8 ~) b6 BSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 k4 ]2 I7 o8 I2 k$ Q& d(I just love this)) E: C. b9 k$ \$ t! V& ?
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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