An old man decided his old wife was getting hard of hearing. He called her doctor to make an appointment to have her hearing checked.

The doctor said he could see her in two weeks and meanwhile, there is a simple way the husband could check her hearing to give him some idea of the dimensions of the problem.

“Here is what you should do. Start about 40 feet away from her, and speak in a normal conversational tone and see if she hears you, if not go ten feet closer and closer until you’ll get a response from her.

So that evening she’s in the kitchen cooking dinner and the husband is in the living room. He thinks it is the proper time to test his wife’s hearing.

“Honey, what’s for supper?” No response.

So he moves closer and asks again. Again there is no response. And so on…

So he walks and stands right behind her and asks again:

“Honey, what’s for supper?”

“For the fifth time – chicken!”