Southern birth control

[Maiko]

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer

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 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,
then held his free hand in the air
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.

This procedure also works in
Tennessee,
Kentucky,
Arkansas,
Mississippi,
and
West Virginia.

[Art Covey]

Would also work in several Canadian provinces.
Art