Irish Vasectomy

After having their 11th child, an Irish couple decided that that was enough,  as they couldn't afford a larger bed. So the husband went to his doctor and told him that he and his wife didn't want to have any more children..  The doctor told him there was a procedure called a vasectomy that would  fix the problem but it was expensive. A less costly alternative was to go home,  get a large firecracker, light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his  ear and count to 10.  The husband said to the doctor, "B'Jayzus, I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I don't see how putting a firework in a beer can next to my ear is  going to help me with my problem." "Trust me, it will do the job", said the doctor. So the man went home, lit a cracker 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, and placed the beer can between his legs  so he could continue counting on his other hand. This procedure also works in New Zealand and Tasmania