<t>A man (Paul) feared his wife Peg wasn't hearing as well as she used to and<br/>
He thought she might need a hearing aid.<br/>
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform<br/>
to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.<br/>
<br/>
Here's what you do, said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and<br/>
in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.<br/>
<br/>
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a Response.'<br/>
<br/>
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den.<br/>
<br/>
He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.'<br/>
<br/>
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
No response.<br/>
<br/>
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Peg, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Still no response.<br/>
<br/>
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his<br/>
wife and<br/>
asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Again he gets no response.<br/>
<br/>
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Again there is no response.<br/>
<br/>
So he walks right up behind her. 'Peg, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
(I just love this)<br/>
<br/>
'For God’s sake Paul , for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!'</t>
He thought she might need a hearing aid.<br/>
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform<br/>
to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.<br/>
<br/>
Here's what you do, said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and<br/>
in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.<br/>
<br/>
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a Response.'<br/>
<br/>
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den.<br/>
<br/>
He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.'<br/>
<br/>
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
No response.<br/>
<br/>
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Peg, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Still no response.<br/>
<br/>
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his<br/>
wife and<br/>
asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Again he gets no response.<br/>
<br/>
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
Again there is no response.<br/>
<br/>
So he walks right up behind her. 'Peg, what's for dinner?'<br/>
<br/>
(I just love this)<br/>
<br/>
'For God’s sake Paul , for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!'</t>
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