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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought @' J3 q$ {* @6 R8 F. F' O) R b; i
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
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6 q( @: _) Q+ U; f+ w/ rHere'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."
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9 @$ I" G- R/ A7 w0 LThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the( C+ i: O& v* H! J1 K# ?
den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."" e5 P; l; \( U
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"" K9 X; Q/ Y- D) F
6 M2 h- z6 @9 f9 H8 |- t% ONo response./ Y! E$ |; R3 \# z) S/ v
0 w8 ~ Z( T6 ESo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
% O# {& v: m1 N" E5 yrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" U$ }+ n2 `# h+ u7 t% ?
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Still no response.
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5 @1 F- _& D& k5 B; CNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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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?"/ r3 y; X7 s0 q v8 y. ]
8 A% n3 a) U ^4 L; r' P. Y! n: W(I just love this)) d4 }# R' V% K( B+ c
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"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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