Scene: sitting in the waiting room at the Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat doctors’ office. There’s a woman filling out the medical history form. She’s sitting facing her mother who is 3 feet in front of her.
Daughter: Any hearing loss in our family?
Mother: What?
D: ANY HEARING LOSS in our family?
M: What did you say?
D: IS THERE ANYONE HARD OF HEARING IN OUR FAMILY?
M: Goodness, no! We all hear just fine.