Well, it seems that these three fellows, an American, a
German and a
[ethnic], are about to be executed in front of a firing
squad. As the
final hour approachs, each man is trying to think of a way
to escape his
inevitable doom. The time comes for the execution and the
American is
brought first in front of the firing squad. As the
blindfold is being tied
around his head, he decides that he will attempt his
escape by diverting
the attention of his executioners at the final moment, and
then running
away.
The officer in charge of the executions starts his
countdown: "10, 9, 8,......"
Just before the officer reaches "1," the American shouts,
"Flood!"
Startled, all of the gunmen look up from their rifles and
turn around
searching for the onrush of water. In all of this
confusion, the American
manages to take off his blindfold and run away. By the
time the
executioners are aware of what happened, the American has
made his way deep
into the woods. And, of course, for the purposes of this
joke, no attempt
is made to catch the runaway.
The German is called on next to appear before the squad.
Seeing the
American's success, the German decides to attempt a
similar escape. He
knows, though, that his executioners will not fall for
the 'flood' trick
Again. Instead, he decides to use another natural
disaster.
The officer in charge of the executions starts his
countdown: "10, 9, 8,
......"
Just before the officer reaches "1," the German shouts,
"Hurricane!" Startled, all of the gunmen look up
from their rifles
and turn around searching for the onrush of wind. In all
of the confusion,
the German manages to take off his blindfold and run
away. By the time the
executioners are aware of what happened, the German has
made his way deep
into the woods. Again, of course, for the purposes of
this joke, no
attempt is made to catch the runaway.
The [ethnic] is called on next to appear before the
squad. Seeing his
predecessor's successes, the [ethnic] decides to attempt a
similar escape.
He knows, though, that his executioners will not fall for
the 'flood' or
the 'hurricane' tricks again. Instead, he decides to use
another natural
disaster.
The officer in charge of the executions starts his
countdown: "10, 9, 8,
......" Just before the officer reaches "1," the [ethnic]
shouts, "Fire!"