Post by Ken_Nye on Nov 12, 2009 20:10:52 GMT -5
An old guy, Charlie, thinks his wife is losing her hearing, so he calls the family doctor and says, "Frank, I think Emilyl's losing her hearing."
TShe doctor says, "Well let's set up an appointment so I can check her out. But there's an informal test you can do to give me an idea how bad it is."
Charlie says, "What's that?"
"When you're about 40 feet away from her, say something to her in a conversational tone and see if she responds. If she doesns't respond, move to within 30 of her and say the same thing. If she doesn't respond, move to 20 feet, and then 10 if you have to and let me know how it goes."
Charlie says, "OK."
That evening,Charlie is in the living room watching television while Emily is in the kitchen getting dinner ready. Charlie begins thinking about what the doctor said, and it occurs to him that he's about 40 feet way from Emily riglht there. So he turns off the television and says in a conversational tone, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Emily doesn't respond, so he gets up and moves to the doorway between the living room and the dining room, about thirty feet away from her, and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Emily still doesn't respond,so he moves to the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen (20 feet away) and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
She still doen't respond, so he walks right into the middle of the kitchen, about ten feet away from her and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still she doesn't respond, so he walks right up behind her and says, "Honey, what's' for dinner?"
Emily turns around and says, "Damn it, Charlie. For the fifth time --- chicken."
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TShe doctor says, "Well let's set up an appointment so I can check her out. But there's an informal test you can do to give me an idea how bad it is."
Charlie says, "What's that?"
"When you're about 40 feet away from her, say something to her in a conversational tone and see if she responds. If she doesns't respond, move to within 30 of her and say the same thing. If she doesn't respond, move to 20 feet, and then 10 if you have to and let me know how it goes."
Charlie says, "OK."
That evening,Charlie is in the living room watching television while Emily is in the kitchen getting dinner ready. Charlie begins thinking about what the doctor said, and it occurs to him that he's about 40 feet way from Emily riglht there. So he turns off the television and says in a conversational tone, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Emily doesn't respond, so he gets up and moves to the doorway between the living room and the dining room, about thirty feet away from her, and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Emily still doesn't respond,so he moves to the doorway between the dining room and the kitchen (20 feet away) and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
She still doen't respond, so he walks right into the middle of the kitchen, about ten feet away from her and says again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still she doesn't respond, so he walks right up behind her and says, "Honey, what's' for dinner?"
Emily turns around and says, "Damn it, Charlie. For the fifth time --- chicken."
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