The Noise At Home Forces A Lip Reading Dog
Comedian Erma Bombeck uses a humorous family scene to illustrate escalating home noise. A son cranks up stereo volume to 92 decibels while a parent struggles with headaches and a dog learning to read lips. The bit satirizes aging and parental control in 1970s family life.
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