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USS Lincoln
Markus Wennrich -
Fri Mar 13 11:31:38 1998
"This ist the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship
with the Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October,
1995.
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Radio conversation released by the Chief of Nacal Operations 10-10-95.
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: This is a lighthouse. Your call."
:-)
Markus
P.S.: lighthouse = der Leuchtturm
--
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If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer,
a
Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and
explode
once a year, killing everyone inside. - Robert X. Cringely
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