During the Mexican/American war, an intense long standoff occurred along the front. For days and days neither side made any advances. Finally, an American general had a bright idea.

He aimed his rifle to the Mexican trenches and yelled, “Hey Juan!”

A Mexican soldier jumped up and replied, “What?”

The general shot him dead. This continued for three days.

A Mexican general decided that two could play this game and decided to try it out. He called out, “Hey John!!”

An American replied, “John isn’t here … is that you Juan?”

The Mexican general stood up, “Yeah?!”