-----Original Message-----
From: 	"Kennedy, Rod" <rod.kennedy@rbc.com>@ENRON  
Sent:	Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:10 AM
To:	Kennedy, Rod
Subject:	The south


> > Redneck Vasectomy

> > > >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 man in the world, 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 resumed counting on his other hand.
> > > >
> > > >  This procedure also works in Kentucky, Mississippi,
> > > >  and West Virginia.