A man 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
as he didn't want to hurt her feelings, he called the family doctor to
discuss the problem.
The doctor told him there is a simple
informal test he could perform to give the doctor 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, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
den. He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away. Let's see what
happens.' In a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
No response.
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife, and repeats, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
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 dinner?'
Again, no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, What's for dinner?'
Again, there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
'Earl, for the 5th time, CHICKEN!'
MORAL OF THE STORY: Sometimes the problem lies not with others, but with self.
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