Canada v USA
 

Hi folks
Last one I promise. This is an actual radio conversation between a United States Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the coast off Newfoundland in October 1995. (The radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 as authorized by the Freedom of Information Act.)

CANADIANS:
Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS:
Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

CANADIANS:
Negative. You will have to 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 course15 degrees north...
I say again...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

Femily in Canada swear it is true, Knowing the Americans......?

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It's not, no.

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Didn't we go through this a week ago?
Anyway, Urban myth. Swear all you like but it's not true.
http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp

It's a nice story though and was used by a Swedish marine equipment supplier for a tv ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXZbjuLRq8

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They advertise marine equipment on the TV? who knew:D

Is that an "atlantic province" thing?

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ooooohhhhh, I'll never believe another word they say! please tell me it's true about Big foot, don't wreck all my illusions:)

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Sorry I'm new:(

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Look. Almost every joke you post has been seen on here before. Could you please keep them to one thread?

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wow

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Well its nice to see new people on here, and starting threads too but maybe you should have saved some for another day?? Its a bit of an overkill.

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I was trying to be nice about it. You are most welcome here but take it easy on the threads or certain people will eventually lay into to you. It happens quite often.

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Hi
Thanks for the warning;)
Von