Because at last he was in the noose.
The apple because the black man was stopped by a noose.
Monotonous. Bonus answer from my wife: a noose.
If you said "tear an ACL !" to a star athlete, you'd be shot on the spot.
He said he was in town to shoot a pilot.
I want to hang by myself for a bit. Edit: Not suicidal. Just gallows humor.