A husband is worried his wife is losing her hearing. He doesn't want to embarrass her, so he asks his doctor for a gentle way to find out.

The doctor gives him a simple test: stand a good distance away, speak normally, and keep moving closer until she answers. Sensible advice. Kind, even. What could possibly go wrong?

What follows is a slow walk across a kitchen, one unanswered question at a time — and a punchline that lands from about six inches away.

It's a joke about hearing. Sort of. It's really a joke about which of the two of them has the problem, and about how confidently a person can be wrong right up until the moment they aren't.

About a minute and a half. Clean enough for the car with the kids in it.

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