Photo by: Dave Lifson

Here’s one to tell on ourselves… wherever we are.

It’s an old one. But gave me a needed smile.

In his first session with a marriage counselor, the guy says,

“Doc, it’s gotten so bad she doesn’t even listen to me any more. I think she’s deaf or something. But she won’t do anything about it.”

“OK”, the counselor says, “Let’s see how hard of hearing she is. 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 how bad it is.”

Sure enough, the fellow goes home and does exactly as instructed. He starts our about 15 feet from his wife in the kitchen as she’s making sandwiches for tomorrow’s lunch and says, “What’r ya makin?” Hearing  no response, he moves about 5 feet closer and asks again. No reply. Five feet closer. Still no reply.

Anticipating what he’s going to be able to report to the counselor,  he moves even closer. Now only  an inch away, he raises his voice and says, “What’r ya makin?” Startled, she looks him in the eye and says, “What’s wrong with you?

For the fourth time…Tuna!”

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