We're American, so YOU'VE got to move.

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #1 05-16-2002, 01:56 PM

The following is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation in October 1995, between a US Navy ship off the coast of England, and some British authority.

The transcript was released by the MoD on 10/10/95.

BRITS: 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.

BRITS: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

AMERICANS: This is the Captain of US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

BRITS: Negative. I say again. You will have to 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 15 degrees north, or counter-measures will be taken to ensure the safety of this ship.

BRITS: This is a lighthouse. F&*k off.

pinkgoth2 · #2 05-16-2002, 02:27 PM

Heheh, that's a good one. Looks like the person in the ship may've needed an attitude correction, though believe me, it's not only americans that can display that attitude. ;)

We germans would, if it wouldn't get us classed as Nazis *shudder* ;)

- TyA

salty pretzils · #3 05-16-2002, 02:58 PM

he he he thats a good one..you make me laugh

dark_xinos · #4 05-16-2002, 03:05 PM

Thats funny! Heh.

Fazerina · #5 05-16-2002, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by One, Two, Middlesboogie
We're American, so YOU'VE got to move.

BRITS: This is a lighthouse. F&*k off.

*laughs* hehe
Stupid yankee captain.

SeaRex · #6 05-16-2002, 06:50 PM

Hey that light house had it coming to it! Don't mess with Texas!

Jacob · #7 05-16-2002, 07:23 PM

lol...that amused me.

Doug · #8 05-17-2002, 01:20 AM

Oh, yes. The British; never so arrogant as those ugly Americans. Authors of the motto:

The sun never sets on the British empire.

LuxoJr · #9 05-17-2002, 05:30 AM

That was from an episode of Freaky Stories! The show where they start off saying 'this happened to a friend of a friend of mine...' It's one of those filler shows they whack between shows on TV stations without commercials.

Still funny, though. I don't know if the show made it up themselves.

Teal · #10 05-17-2002, 06:54 AM

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Originally posted by Doug
Oh, yes. The British; never so arrogant as those ugly Americans. Authors of the motto:
The sun never sets on the British empire.

*raises brow* Feeling insulted, Doug...?

Well, I thought it was funny.

Although I think the lighthouse keeper could have said he was a lighthouse before then...

Doug · #11 05-17-2002, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by Teal

Feeling insulted, Doug...?

Well, I thought it was funny.

I thought it was funny, too. But I think that anyone commanding a complete battle fleet might have a little chip on his or her shoulder about whether the fleet should divert or what is perceived as a single vessel should divert, regardless of nationality.

Something like this doesn't have to be presented as another tiresome "this is why the US/Americans suck" topics.

Jacob · #12 05-17-2002, 04:39 PM

I have always heard that Americans were stupid and fat...i personally like Americans cos they have nice accents and are tanned and yummy (The non-geeks are anyway.). But i do find Yank jokes funny. Although, it is quite worrying when you hear this:

"I saw George.W.Bush at a benefits concert waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him: He can't see you."

I thort that was hilarious!! Mainly due to it being true. Also another one:

"I asked a American woman how many mins there were in half an hour....she said '60' "

They were from Anne Robinson...highly amusing.

paramiteabe · #13 05-17-2002, 05:35 PM

Thats great!

Dequibenzo · #14 05-19-2002, 01:18 AM

Yes, yes, we have a twit for a president, believe me, we already knew that. He almost choked to death on a pretzel a few months ago, it was kind of funny. And, yes, a great percentage of us are overweight. But where does the stuff about being stupid come from? Last I checked, we're second in technology developments only to Japan, and... umm... they want our baseball players! So there!
Oh, just to warn you, if this thread escalates to jokes about lonely New Zealander and/ or Welsch shephards or anything about South Carolina, I'm breaking out ALL of the voodoo dolls. It will become a pointed argument very quickly.

MunchOnThis · #15 05-19-2002, 07:06 AM

*falls off her chair laughing* Woooooho that was funny. *goes silent and walks away whistling a tune*

-Tea

Danny · #16 05-19-2002, 06:44 PM

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Originally posted by Doug
Oh, yes. The British; never so arrogant as those ugly Americans. Authors of the motto:

The sun never sets on the British empire.

I think at the time that motto was devised, it was literally true...

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #17 05-20-2002, 05:20 AM

It was, yes. The Empire was so expansive that it was always daytime somewhere in the Empire.
I'm glad that the Empire has gone and been replaced with the Commonwealth, though. Co-operating with other nations is a lot better than tyranically oppressing them.