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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought- E; g4 d: Z0 p7 w' ^: I
she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called1 E' U: T( I8 n/ T* h, ^. U% g
the family doctor to discuss the problem.$ k! c& N1 ]" h+ ~
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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8 G7 }1 f/ M. WHere's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,
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9 F I. m: {) P) V) K Sgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."0 j1 o* g+ w$ l# I
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That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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/ N/ |3 k& K/ I+ O" X9 t6 RThen in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
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( y. k+ Z! I" V! @- B/ C; C+ CNo response.( c8 T" Q& D: G: | w8 v
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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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5 `7 D6 f- w! n, GNext 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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5 ? z+ }; ]8 z4 kSo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's
" y! h6 `9 c2 T1 qfor dinner?" Again there is no response., d7 G' w/ n) y0 V7 E2 I g
( b W, g1 g. C0 {3 j7 V% l& y8 {7 jSo he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?": Q6 E! o6 O2 G
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1 D. q+ Y) }0 O* l# ?' z' G' K"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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