Deaf Wife

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

The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband 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 conversation tone check if she can hear you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response. Without expensive tests, this will give me an idea how serious the problem is.'

That evening, wifey's in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He decides to follow the doc's advice, and asks in a normal tone, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'

No response.

He 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 her 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?'

'For the FIFTH Bloody time, CHICKEN!'