Newfie Vasectomy

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At 01:16 PM 1/11/2005, you wrote:

>After having their 11th child, a Newfoundland couple decided that was

>enough, as they could not afford a larger bed. So the husband went to

>his doctor/veterinarian 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 but that it was expensive. A less costly

>alternative, said the doctor, was to go home, get a firecracker, light

>it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count to

>10. The Newfie said to the doctor, " I may not be the smartest man in the

>world, but I don't see how putting a firecracker 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 firecracker 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 Quebec and some parts of Saskatchewan, and

>definitely anywhere there is a redneck.

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