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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.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could5 R( w" Y( \, x
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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0 W' V& g: d$ l7 `" K vHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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2 R% T( ?- H8 h! }6 tgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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3 a& h8 a$ R9 _5 z% x5 EThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
3 i# r4 q z* H7 ]8 I* h7 Y9 Fden. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."8 [. w: x ]' f; T% x
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
. F8 ?! R9 a" a; w: Grepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"1 o+ Z& T) ?' z* D6 m9 ^9 n8 [9 n6 r
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. y4 p5 w5 u3 C% S+ Z, UNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
3 q5 i0 F$ I( g J Cand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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# Q2 G1 g9 n4 ~2 y8 ^- ?% sAgain he gets no response.
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's 8 O9 I6 j# E: D2 T8 o3 H# A2 b
for dinner?" Again there is no response.6 `$ A* V, x) N. a% y% X& } Q7 Z
% x6 P) P; ~, SSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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7 @* x9 M% G2 S(I just love this)4 b5 y6 K* h3 N* ]6 ~6 c8 m
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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