After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was
> > enough, as they could not afford a larger bed. So the husband
went to
> > his veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want
to
> > have any more children. The doctor told him that there was a
procedure
> > called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was
> > expensive. A less costly alternative, said the doctor, was to go
> > home, get a cherry bomb (fireworks are legal in Alabama), light
it,
> > put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count
to
> > 10. The Alabaman said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest
man
> > in the world, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a
beer can
> > next to my ear is going to help me."
> >
> > Trust me," said the doctor.
> >
> > So the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer
can.
> > He held the can up to his ear and began to count:
> >
> >
> >
> > "1"
> >
> >
> >
> > "2"
> >
> >
> >
> > "3"
> >
> >
> >
> > "4"
> >
> >
> >
> > "5"
> >
> >
> >
> > At which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs,
and
> > resumed counting on his other hand.
> >
> > Note: This procedure also works in Kentucky, Georgia,
Mississippi,
> > Tennessee and West Virginia.
> > enough, as they could not afford a larger bed. So the husband
went to
> > his veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want
to
> > have any more children. The doctor told him that there was a
procedure
> > called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was
> > expensive. A less costly alternative, said the doctor, was to go
> > home, get a cherry bomb (fireworks are legal in Alabama), light
it,
> > put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count
to
> > 10. The Alabaman said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest
man
> > in the world, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a
beer can
> > next to my ear is going to help me."
> >
> > Trust me," said the doctor.
> >
> > So the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer
can.
> > He held the can up to his ear and began to count:
> >
> >
> >
> > "1"
> >
> >
> >
> > "2"
> >
> >
> >
> > "3"
> >
> >
> >
> > "4"
> >
> >
> >
> > "5"
> >
> >
> >
> > At which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs,
and
> > resumed counting on his other hand.
> >
> > Note: This procedure also works in Kentucky, Georgia,
Mississippi,
> > Tennessee and West Virginia.
