An American, an Englishman and a Polish guy were on death row at the state penitentiary. The prison governor gave them a choice of three ways to die – be shot, hung, or injected with the AIDS virus. The American said: "Shoot me in the head." The guards did, and the American fell to the floor, dead. The Englishman said: "Hang me." The guards did, and the Englishman slumped to the floor, dead. The Polish guy said: "Give me the AIDS virus." So the guards injected him with the AIDS virus, but the Polish guy just fell about laughing. "Why are you so happy?" asked the guards. "Because you guys are so stupid," said the Pole. "I'm wearing a condom!" Why do they put alcohol on the arm of a death row inmate before they give him the needle? Are they afraid he might get an infection? George Carlin