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<blockquote data-quote="Crowderfarms" data-source="post: 82977" data-attributes="member: 1335"><p>Hard of Hearing???</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > An elderly gentleman of 85 feared his wife was</p><p>> > >> > getting hard of</p><p>> > >> > hearing. So one day he called her doctor to make an</p><p>> > >> > appointment to</p><p>> > >> > have her hearing checked.</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > The Doctor made an appointment for a hearing test in</p><p>> > >> > two weeks, and</p><p>> > >> > meanwhile, there's a simple informal test the</p><p>> > >> > husband could do to</p><p>> > >> > give the doctor some idea of the state of her</p><p>> > >> > problem.</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > 'Here's what you do," said the doctor,"start out</p><p>> > >> > about 40 feet away</p><p>> > >> > from her, and in a normal conversational speaking</p><p>> > >> > tone see if she</p><p>> > >> > hears you.</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > "If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on</p><p>> > >> > until you get a</p><p>> > >> > response."</p><p>> > >> > That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking</p><p>> > >> > dinner, and he's</p><p>> > >> > in the living room.</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's</p><p>> > >> > see what</p><p>> > >> > happens."</p><p>> > >> > Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for</p><p>> > >> > supper?"</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > No response. So the husband moved to the other end</p><p>> > >> > of the room,</p><p>> > >> > about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey,</p><p>> > >> > what's for</p><p>> > >> > supper?"</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > Still no response. Next he moves into the dining</p><p>> > >> > room where he is</p><p>> > >> > about 20 feet from his wife and asks, "Honey, what's</p><p>> > >> > for supper?"</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > Again he gets no response. So he walks up to the</p><p>> > >> > kitchen door, only</p><p>> > >> > 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for supper?"</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > Again there is no response. So he walks right up</p><p>> > >> > behind her.</p><p>> > >> > "Honey,</p><p>> > >> > what's for supper?"</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > (I just love this!)</p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > </p><p>> > >> > The wife says, "Dad Gummit" Earl, for the fifth time</p><p>> > >> > .... we're having</p><p>> > >> > CHICKEN".</p><p>> > >> ></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crowderfarms, post: 82977, member: 1335"] Hard of Hearing??? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > An elderly gentleman of 85 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 > > >> > meanwhile, there's a simple informal test the > > >> > husband could do to > > >> > give the doctor some idea of the state 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!) > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > The wife says, "Dad Gummit" Earl, for the fifth time > > >> > .... we're having > > >> > CHICKEN". > > >> > [/QUOTE]
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