Re: Friday humour

Subject: Re: Friday humour
From: Mark Gellis <mgellis -at- KETTERING -dot- EDU>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 13:14:39 -0500

You know, I always did wonder why we launched that flight of A-6 Intruders to
attack a Canadian lighthouse...


Pete Margaritis wrote:

> Damien Braniff wrote:
> >
> > Good communication is everything and we should never be intractable as the
> > following shows. (Not being from the US or Canada I feel I'm impartial.)
>
> Agreed. The lighthouse should have moved.
>
> (Sorry. Retired Navy here)
>
> Pete Margaritis
> chief -at- ncms1 -dot- cb -dot- lucent -dot- com
> Technical Writer
> Lucent Technologies
>
> > 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.
> > **** Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-95.
> > Americans -
> > "Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid collision."
> > Canadians -
> > "Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to avoid
> > 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 A RE 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 -
> > "This is a lighthouse. Your call."
> >
> > Damien Braniff
> > Technical Author
> > PAC International
>




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