Dearest Friends in Affection,
The title, of course, includes me. I found this some time ago and was
so tickled by it I thought I might repost it.
By the way, it has absolutely nothing to do with the purported purpose
or actual purposes of this particular news group, so it is a flagrant
violation of the FAQ.
For a copy of the FAQ, please see Naughty Boy, who is in attendance
here at the Galleries daily.
Thank you very much.
> This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation between the
> British and the Irish Navy, off the coast of Kerry, Oct 98. Radio
> conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-01:
>
> IRISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid a
> collision.
>
> BRITISH: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North, to
> avoid a collision.
>
> IRISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the
> South to avoid a collision.
>
> BRITISH: This is the Captain of a British navy ship. I say again,
> divert YOUR course.
>
> IRISH: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert YOUR course.
>
> BRITISH: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS BRITANNIA! THE SECOND
> LARGEST SHIP IN THE BRITISH 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
> IS 15 DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE
> THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
>
> IRISH: We are a lighthouse. Your call, sir.
Sincerely Yours,
HMS Victor Victorian NP-g18
(Cheeky Irish!)
God Save the Queen!
God Preserve the Prince of Wales!
Rule Britannia!
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