Sunday, May 30, 2010

Hard of hearing...

could be the cause of endless jokes but it is no fun having to repeat every word and probably not getting anywhere. The jokes probably help to lessen the frustration.

Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, 'Windy, isn't it?'
Second one says, 'No, it's Thursday!'
Third one says, 'So am I. Let's go get a beer...'

In this case, the communication lost in transition did not matter at all.

A man was telling his neighbor, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art... It's perfect.'

'Really,' answered the neighbor . 'What kind is it?'

'Twelve thirty...'

Would you rather rattle him with your honest opinion of his device? Probably not.

Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.

A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.

A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?'
Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'

The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.'

The Chinese would say this patient 'char soh parn moungh' or pretended to be stupid and hear otherwise.

But if you were a would be beneficiary of an old man, don't assume...

An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%.

The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.'

The gentleman replied, 'Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!'

My late mother used to say that she would hold on to whatever she had until she finally closed her eyes. There were far too many cases of children turning their back on their old parents once they had their share of inheritance.
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