One of our US servicemen was helping out in Northern
Ireland.  He was in plain clothes, walking at night
towards an apartment used after a day of duty.

He was unaware when a man stepped behind him, who quickly
placed a metallic barrel painfully to the rear base of
his skull, with the Bad Guy's left arm placed quickly
around his neck.  The shock of the situation must have
turned his blood into ice.

The assailant spoke harshly into his ear: "PROTESTANT, or
CATHOLIC?"  The gun was pushed more tightly into the back
of his head, forcing his neck to choke against the angle
of the BG's arm.  An answer was demanded.

Delimma time: a quick move would likely launch a bullet;
if he said "Catholic", there was a good chance of getting
shot, and equally likely if the Good Guy said "Protestant".

Although extremely stressed mentally/physically by the
situation, the GG had enough wits to prepare an answer to
hopefully diffuse the situation.  He said, "I am Jewish!"

The BG laughed!  The gun remained tightly against the GG's
head, who sputtered, "What... what?"

THe BG responded, "Praise Allah!  I must certainly be the
luckiest Palestin an in all of Ireland!!!"