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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought2 i/ T* r$ | T8 F
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could' u: A8 L% k$ O% n
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.3 I9 y3 j. s" ~0 b
) F( Y( n' [& |Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,7 @' P7 h+ S! }/ j/ ~1 p
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,3 m V9 C# L e6 J) j! m* g- d2 \
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."; O6 Z; O# w9 u
, m0 S! y. V" @& W' x4 f! HThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the& k; \# c! ?5 A8 f& ]% E3 r: U7 K
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."4 X" {! J9 O' ^0 [1 O0 s0 g' [
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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5 v) ?& d" ]; u" C, A" `Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife& k: o8 x$ r8 R# a- K' H A1 S
and 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 # f9 ~: K7 e& w( x# }% U/ N! `( {
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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- y' [- ^( L& l4 I: ZSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 @, A# i; V8 X( Y# Y, p& t
0 D0 s+ i" {1 b5 W& r! V(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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