There are some things that happen to us as we get older and it seems like there isn’t much we can do about it.

Perhaps we might think about the possibility of slowing down or it may be the aches and pains that we tend to think of first. There is something else that seems to go along with old age and that is losing our sense of hearing.

It might not seem very funny to those that experience the problem but it is the topic behind a very funny joke. Enjoy the laugh.

Earl feared his wife Maxine wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.

Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.

The doctor told him there was a simple informal test the husband could perform to get 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 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, Maxine was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He said to himself, “I’m about 40 feet away, let’s see what happens.”

So in a normal tone he asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?”

No response.

So Earl moved closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeated, “Maxine, what’s for dinner?” Still no response.

Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his wife and asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again, he got no response.

So, Earl walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Once more, there was no response.

He walked right up behind her. “Maxine, what’s for dinner?”

“Dang it, Earl, for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!!”