riobravo
Sr. Member
From the Peaceful Little Town of Bradford Pennsylvania. The Gateway to the Allegheny National Forest!
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> Subject: Fwd: Hearing test
>
> Harry feared his wife was not hearing as well as she used to, and he
> 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 Harry there is a simple informal test he could perform
> to give him 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, his wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in
> the den. He said to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away. Let's see what
> happens." In a normal tone he asked, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> No response.
>
> So Harry moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and
> repeated, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> Still no response.
>
> Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his
> wife, and asked, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> Again, no response.
>
> So, he walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey,
> what's for dinner?"
>
> Again, there was no response.
>
> So he walked right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> (I just love this.)
> .
> Harry, for the 5th time, CHICKEN!"
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> Subject: Fwd: Hearing test
>
> Harry feared his wife was not hearing as well as she used to, and he
> 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 Harry there is a simple informal test he could perform
> to give him 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, his wife was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in
> the den. He said to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away. Let's see what
> happens." In a normal tone he asked, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> No response.
>
> So Harry moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and
> repeated, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> Still no response.
>
> Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his
> wife, and asked, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> Again, no response.
>
> So, he walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey,
> what's for dinner?"
>
> Again, there was no response.
>
> So he walked right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
>
> (I just love this.)
> .
> Harry, for the 5th time, CHICKEN!"
