An elderly gentleman of 77 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 told him of a simple informal test that he could give her
so that he (the doctor) would have an idea of the severity 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?"
(I just love this!)
"Damn it, Earl, for the fifth time, CHICKEN!"
