A man feared that his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to, and he thought she might need a hearing aid.  Not sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor for advice.

The doctor suggested a simple test the husband could perform to get 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 voice, ask her a question and 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 the husband is 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 in about 10 feet and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"

Still no response.

He then moves into the dining room, 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?"

Still no response.

Finally, he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"

"Ralph! For the friggin' FIFTH time .... CHICKEN!"

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