“I can’t speak to my wife directly as she might find it offensive, given our old age” he says to the doc.

“There’s a simple trick you can try to determine her hearing” explains the doctor. “Simply ask her a question at a distance and if she doesn’t hear you, move slightly closer and ask again until she does”.

That night, the husband arrives home and sees his wife in the kitchen cooking. He thinks to himself, “What a perfect opportunity to test her hearing”.

He stands in the doorway of the kitchen and asks:

“What’s for dinner, Honey?”

No answer. He moves closer.

“What’s for dinner, Honey?”

Still no answer. He moves even closer.

“What’s for dinner, Honey?”

Still his wife doesn’t answer. He now sees how serious her hearing problem is. At this point, he is standing right next to his wife.

“What’s for dinner, Honey?”

“FOR THE FOURTH TIME, WE’RE HAVING CHICKEN!”