This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
Canadians: We are a lighthouse. Your call.
2007-03-10 23:02:21 · 5 answers · asked by funny harazzer 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
That's good, Americans always assuming before to see the facts, How the hell they were expecting to move the Canadian light house? HA HA HA!! That would be something good to see. Knowing them, that they are capable of almost anything, they may be would be capable to say that the light house refused to change the collision course and crash them purposely, just to start a war for fun.
2007-03-10 23:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Javy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this has been going around for years......insert British ships and French lighthouse if you're European, Russian ships and Polish lighthouse, Japanese ships and Korean lighthouse etc etc etc.....
US navy ships do not identify themselves by name or type...it would be " US Navy ship calling...."
the Captain wouldn't be on the radio....it would be the Officer of the Deck....
"change course 15 degrees north" is something a landlubber would say...a ship would give a compass course.....as in "come right to 235 degrees"
you really think the US....or any other Navy.....don't know where the lighthouses are in Canada?
so, an ACTUAL transcript? me thinks not
2007-03-14 10:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
LOL.
I have loved this joke since first I read it.
A lesson about arrogance! LOL.
2007-03-13 18:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by jfmm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LMAO that was really funny not what i was expecting
thankyou
2007-03-11 07:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha ha!
2007-03-11 11:35:34 · answer #5 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋