After 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, 'is 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 your ear and count to 10.
'
The Alabamian said to the doctor, 'I may not be the smartest tool in
the shed, 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
continued counting on his other hand.
This procedure also works in Tennessee , Kentucky , Arkansas , Texas ,
Louisiana , Georgia , Mississippi , Florida , West Virginia and
Washington DC
(I'd adding Ohio to this list)
