A concerned husband went to a doctor to talk
about his wife. He says to the doctor,
"Doctor, I think my wife is deaf because she
never hears me the first time and always asks
me to repeat things."
"Well," the doctor replied, "go home and tonight
stand about 15 feet from her and say something
to her. If she doesn't reply move about 5 feet
closer and say it again. Keep doing this so that
we'll get an idea about the severity of her
deafness."
Sure enough, the husband goes home and
does exactly as instructed. He starts off about
15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she is
chopping some vegetables and says, "Honey,
what's for dinner?" He hears no response.
He moves about 5 feet closer and again. No reply.
He moves 5 feet closer. Still no reply. He gets
fed up and moves right behind her, about an inch
away, and asks again, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
She replies, "For the fourth time, vegetable stew!"