Two Americans and a Slobovian (I think I like this method of characterizing the stupid folk! :) ) are captured by some bad guys and are sentenced to death by hanging. They are lead to the gallows, which is on the edge of a cliff, right over a river, so that the trapdoor opens over the edge. The first American gets up on the gallows, puts his head in the noose, and the trapdoor falls. He manages to free himself from the noose, falls into the river and swims away. The second American steps up, slips out of the noose, falls into the river and swims away as well. The Slobovian steps up, turns to the executioner and says, "Make sure you tie it tight. I can't swim."