The chief comes to them and says, “The bad news is that now we've caught you and we're going to use your skins to build a canoe. The good news is that you can choose how to die.”
The Frenchman says, “I take ze sword.”
The chief gives him a sword.
The Frenchman says, “Vive la France!” and runs himself through.
The Englishman says, “A pistol for me please.”
The chief gives him a pistol.
The Englishman points it at his head and says, “God save the queen!” and blows his brains out.
The American says, “Gimme a fork.”
The chief is puzzled, but he shrugs and gives him a fork. The American takes the fork and starts jabbing himself all over. The chief asks, “My God, what are you doing?”
And the American responds, “So much for your canoe!”
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