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A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought
# ~& o# L( H$ U& }$ Sshe might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called
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3 l4 E) E8 Y! V; gThe doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
( h1 f" f. W. Iperform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
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# j I+ |& t8 n+ `( y+ mHere'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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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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6 q0 K F! o1 P' F# b( `No response.7 u' ?) Y3 d% q/ c1 D7 L, D
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and
+ ^7 Y8 v& T5 U' ~1 C. E' xrepeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Still no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife6 h9 M# g5 [ @/ G2 K( F
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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. a% j6 Y+ b- v& u4 H1 v2 j) |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?"- Z0 f' ?4 s0 e+ E/ U
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(I just love this): i a1 H/ P$ {6 f. Y* S
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" K- E; w% y! I: L"Ralph , for the FIFTH time..... CHICKEN!" |
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