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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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& }9 b5 c2 \0 w# g' U* ~3 s+ V5 D8 y) bThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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$ m; b/ M* Z& \/ R/ v0 THere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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4 b& Y! @2 _$ H6 Ggo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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C& l' D, W. V1 o) ZNo response.8 |5 \1 ~; I( w2 ]4 t7 e1 p+ g
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
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Still no response.
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: w6 E$ j) n" ^* b$ s. \; xNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife2 J8 y' v6 f P; x; L. `; t' ]8 H
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
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?" I6 K/ x9 C$ p/ @5 n
4 W8 l7 s: [2 E# i$ F5 e2 C0 t5 n(I just love this)
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4 w. N$ N& V! l g8 Y$ S! a"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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