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[Stobe]

Three sailors, a Dane, a Norwegian and a Swede, shipwreck and wash up on the coast of a Central American country in the middle of a guerrilla war.
Rebel forces capture them, put them on trail, and condemn them to death as spies.
The next morning at dawn, the Dane is put before the firing squad. As they take aim he shouts, "TIDAL WAVE!!!" The troops panic, scatter to high ground and the Dane escapes.
The Norwegian sailor is taken out the next morning. Having heard about the Dane from the guards, at the appropriate time he shouts, "EARTHQUAKE!!!" Again the firing squad panics and he escapes.
The Swede, when his turn comes, realizes that the firing squad will not fall for the same disaster twice, so he shouts "FIRE!!!" :twisted: