2005-05-01, 10:34 PM
After having their 11th child, a North Georgia Mountain couple decided 11
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 the North Georgia Mountains), light it, put
it in an empty beer can, then hold the can up to his left ear and count to 10.
The redneck said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest coon in the
tree, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my
left ear is going to fix my problem."
"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 left 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.
This procedure also works in Kentucky, Mississippi, West Virginia,
Northern Florida, Arkansas, parts of Texas, and Missouri.