Subject: redneck birth control

After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was enough

(they could not afford a larger doublewide). So, the husband went to his

doctor (who also treated mules) and told him that he and his wife/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. The doctor instructed him 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 Alabamian said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest man, but I

don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is going to

help me."

So, the couple drove to Georgia to get a second opinion. The Georgia physician was just about to tell them about the procedure for a vasectomy when he noticed that they were from Alabama. This doctor instead told the man to go home and get a cherry bomb, light it, place it in a beer can, hold it to his ear and count to 10.

Figuring that both learned physicians couldn't be wrong, 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.