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