American, a New Zealander and an Australian
An American, a New Zealander and an Australian are sentenced to death. The American is brought out first . The firing squad takes aim. Suddenly the American yells: "Avalanche! " In the confusion he escapes.
The New Zealander is impressed and decides to try something similar. As the squad takes aim he yells: "flood!" And in the confusion he too makes his escape.
The Australian has observed this closely. He decides to follow their example. So just as the firing squad takes aim, he yells: "fire!".And in the confusion, instead he dies.
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