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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.* `: Y. B' B# ~( A e
% S0 A6 p% ?4 @9 n0 T/ n* |The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could& @8 Z0 V' q( B
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.; M6 R4 m+ J/ o3 J e$ `
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."6 n4 j, W8 O( Q+ N& b( I% A' ~
4 {# c4 m& v4 Z' SThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.
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" w2 }) D. z' N9 l0 ySo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and3 G* m7 h) D/ k9 Q$ O; r* M
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"* v5 b3 w0 z" k' [3 D8 o2 y) e6 O! B
5 Q: k5 O2 B) p2 |Still no response., U2 S. [4 H6 q1 g c# h' s
& w4 M$ h0 {- ZNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife, O$ D% Q; j8 |
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"$ O* e% f0 S7 H: x' F! H
. B) b' f) I/ G y5 |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?"" h3 C7 C* l! D: g+ @1 O0 `8 F
' y+ h' r) O: z- Z4 V(I just love this)
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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