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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
; T" k3 `* ^3 {- I2 T$ ~she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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( k. t4 }6 f+ aThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
1 ]4 j. d3 K! V# bperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. Q$ ^, u* d3 H" R% ]
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,& H+ l+ }7 h7 W6 p" c; R* O
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,. B& i+ g8 S/ A. S
go 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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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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No response.9 K" N1 V' i, H8 z; Q
0 {" v' B$ e& U+ ?) KSo the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
' h9 M7 G& p) ]5 u! Crepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" [ `. b3 O) M4 E1 ^: N
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Still no response.8 x' {% W* @& e, s8 ~3 B
% k/ M M3 L( O" N1 aNext he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
" v, \; b' `/ ^. _9 A& Hand asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.& P9 `/ }! m4 S8 f+ j/ o: p/ Z! x1 C
( [* I- {5 R! e/ n5 K8 `So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
( x% E3 D% q0 Sfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"2 z5 W( k* b' r: e
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(I just love this), d. q* G: m+ V1 n- ?
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9 @$ j5 C+ Q5 D ?! a; Y! q# S3 ~"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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