Message-ID: <4580627.1075840411754.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 07:44:34 -0800 (PST) From: chris.dorland@enron.com To: chad.clark@enron.com, chris.lambie@enron.com, mike.cowan@enron.com, carlos.torres@enron.com, cooper.richey@enron.com, john.zufferli@enron.com, j..taylor@enron.com, ryan.watt@enron.com Subject: FW: The south Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Dorland, Chris X-To: Clark, Chad , Lambie, Chris , Cowan, Mike , Torres, Carlos , Richey, Cooper , Zufferli, John , Taylor, Michael J. , Watt, Ryan X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Dorland, Chris\Sent Items X-Origin: DORLAND-C X-FileName: chris dorland 6-26-02.PST -----Original Message----- From: "Kennedy, Rod" @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.