LAUGH OUT LOUD

Believe it or not, this is a transcript from October, 1995 of an actual radio transmission between a US naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland.

U.S.: 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.

U.S.: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert your course.

Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.

U.S.: This is the aircraft carrier U.S. 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: We are a lighthouse...your call.