Once there were a group of people of different nationalities travelling in a plane. Suddenly the engines of the plane came to a grinding halt and the pilot asked everybody to bail out.
The first one out was the American, he pulled the cord and the chute opened. Next out was the Brit and his chute opened too. He was followed by the French and the German and their chutes opened too. Last to jump was the Cossack but his chute did not open. He went whirling past the German who prayed for him. Next he passed the French who prayed for him too. So did the Brit. When he whizzed past the Yank, the American called out, "So you wanna race, eh! USA Forever!!!" and he snapped his chord.