A Frenchman, an Englishman, and a New Yorker were captured by a fierce tribe. The chief comes to them and says:
- The bad news is that now that we've caught you, we're going to kill you, and then use your skins to build a canoe. The good news is that you get to choose how you die.
The Frenchman says:
- I take ze poison.
The chief gives him some poison, the Frenchman says:
- Vive la France!
and drinks it down.
The Englishman says:
- A pistol for me, please.
The chief gives him a pistol, he points it at his head, says:
- God save the queen!
and blows his brains out.
The New Yorker says:
- Gimme a fork.
The chief is puzzled, but he shrugs and gives him a fork. The New Yorker takes the fork and starts jabbing himself all over --the stomach, the sides, the chest, everywhere. There's blood gushing out all over, it's horrible. The chief is appalled, and screams:
- What are you doing???
The New Yorker looks at the chief and says:
- So much for your canoe, asshole!