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.