just for the record.....
http://www.snopes.com/spoons/faxlore/lighthse.htm
Andy wrote:
> sorry to dissapoint everyone but this is one of #the# top urban myths
> and is unfortunately bogus. do a search for urban myths - there a several
> good sites out there
> the best myth is the continuing story of the pop star with the stomach pump,
> and well, i won't go into it but safe to say the
> identity of the popstar changes through the years. Use to be Elton John and
> then Marc Almond for a long time, but now it is Alainis Morisette.
>
> Sorry, i know its a posting on Friday humour, I just hope i haven't turned
> myself into another Chad Scheidecker. What a great start to the week that
> would be.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 4:26 PM
> Subject: MI Friday humor
>
> > Got this for a time ago, so if you haven't seen it...well, here it is:
> >
> > THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL NATION
> >
> > This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval
> > ship with the Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in
> > October 1995.
> > ----------------------------
> >
> > 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 must 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, I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S FIFTEEN
> > DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTERMEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO
> > ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
> >
> > Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
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