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An elderly gentleman feared his wife was getting
hard of
hearing. So one day he called her doctor to make an appointment
to have her hearing checked.
The Doctor made an appointment for a hearing test in two weeks,
and meanwhile there's a simple informal test the husband could do
to give the doctor some idea of the state of her problem.
"Here's what you do," said the doctor, "start out 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's
in the living room. 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 supper?" No
response.
So the husband moved to the other end of the room, about 30 feet
from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for supper?" 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 supper?" Again he gets no
response.
So he walks up to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away. "Honey,
what's
for supper?" Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for supper?"
"Damn it Jim, for the fifth time, CHICKEN!"
Teri
hard of
hearing. So one day he called her doctor to make an appointment
to have her hearing checked.
The Doctor made an appointment for a hearing test in two weeks,
and meanwhile there's a simple informal test the husband could do
to give the doctor some idea of the state of her problem.
"Here's what you do," said the doctor, "start out 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's
in the living room. 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 supper?" No
response.
So the husband moved to the other end of the room, about 30 feet
from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for supper?" 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 supper?" Again he gets no
response.
So he walks up to the kitchen door, only 10 feet away. "Honey,
what's
for supper?" Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for supper?"
"Damn it Jim, for the fifth time, CHICKEN!"
Teri
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