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 vet told him there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was expensive.

"A less costly alternative," said the vet, "is 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 your ear and count to ten."

The Alabamian said to the vet, "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 vet.

So the man went home, lit the 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 works in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi,Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.