Subject: Fwd: Alabama birth control > > << > REDNECK BIRTH CONTROL > >> >> > >> >> After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was > >>enough (they could not afford a larger double-wide). 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 Alabaman 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. > > > > >> >