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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
# s! v z: S0 J/ a: J6 {. fshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called( W* `! G) V% N2 d$ Z+ l) @# n Y
the family doctor to discuss the problem.5 L1 B8 g% p/ X
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,8 @3 `2 y4 @& V; J! ]0 ]" r
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not," f' t, I X7 e0 H1 ?
go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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) ~/ s; @6 S: B2 _" i4 |% xThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the y- H+ Q' F' }$ y) E4 F2 L
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
/ o/ b; M/ {1 x- pThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?", I$ Z. Q6 C* ~1 L% z
* N) { Z7 i( J5 {No response./ _' r9 V+ d8 m( ^+ P! P# q: d2 \
! H( V) [8 y" ` F0 s, u" TSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and: s4 I6 k- \# B) q) L
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Z' q5 `9 j' H! _7 t* f2 M4 S! @
4 F* N v* G$ a: {! YStill no response.
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" b x" j2 D% H3 p% |Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife$ G. l' v* N, z
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 q# R: ^- o. ]
3 {7 H9 }. R ~( a8 g9 OAgain he gets no response.4 ]) g: n# |6 V) H8 E* m5 |* w( {: d
" _' I' E) d& i( w1 MSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's {2 L0 V+ z* ~
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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; E+ {3 h& B8 ^So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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- X, q8 O& [% D/ u, O' @(I just love this)- o8 F# q; H! I6 k" S
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+ U% t" K% w$ K4 ]"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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