US carrier to Spanish radio conversation

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I would make this a profile post but it doesn't let me post pics there.

I found this funny radio conversation between a US aircraft carrier and some Spaniards. I looked but I couldn't find any transcripts so I made one myself ( I copied it down from a yt video on my phone )
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Sorry about the template and colour of the background. I just did it quickly and didn't mess around with changing the background , tell me if you can't read it and I'll change it but if you all can read it fine I won't bother.
 

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Ha, I'll go for 'things that never happened' for 200 please.
 

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This is the captain of the USS. Gerald. R . Ford ordering you to turn 15 degrees port to avoid collision
You are required to obey this orders as apart of the NATO coalition.

Sir this is a Wendy’s
 

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That just shows how stupid some Americans can be
 
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The only thing more stupid than stupid Americans is people believing obviously fake stories about stupid Americans, whilst missing the actual point of the fake story.

That just shows how stupid some Americans can be
Yo, I've lived and traveled the world over... Allow me to redline your statement, "That just shows how stupid some Americans humans can be"
 

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"That just shows how stupid some Americans humans can be"
Absolutely. Never underestimate the stupidity of humans in large numbers. One thing I've learned over the years is maybe Douglas Adams was onto something when he put us third in the pecking order.
 

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to me the most stupid person in the world is trump this interview confirms it
 

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Not going to defend the CC in any way and personally look forward to the elections.

Both sides have their twisted ass pros/cons depending on your own preferences.

Can we shut this thread down yet?


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i dont eat turds i got it from youtube
 

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Not going to defend the CC in any way and personally look forward to the elections.

Both sides have their twisted ass pros/cons depending on your own preferences
Yeah, I think it's going to be hilarious. And the best part is regardless of who wins, neither side is gonna come away happy once the after party has finished.
 

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I would make this a profile post but it doesn't let me post pics there.

I found this funny radio conversation between a US aircraft carrier and some Spaniards. I looked but I couldn't find any transcripts so I made one myself ( I copied it down from a yt video on my phone )
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Hahahahaha! That was hilarious! I gotta save this one, some frieds will love that chat. I don't care If Its fake, is still funny.
 
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Your welcome to fact check it , here is the video i refer to in the original post.
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LMFAO this "clip" is a urban legend/joke that's been around for such a long time bud..

Also, US Naval vessels wouldn't have much of an issue positively identifying a lighthouse / landmass.

That is not even taking into consideration the radar/sonar arrays, RLGN/GPS, seabed mapping, or old school chart and maps... lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_and_naval_vessel_urban_legend
 

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Your welcome to fact check it , here is the video i refer to in the original post
Ha, I did fact check it, waaaay back when I first heard it roughly a decade ago. Like for example the battleships 'involved' would have been the Iowa class Missouri and Wisconson (as they were involved in Desert Storm) but that time it was a canadian lighthouse and the script ended with 'we're a lighthouse, your call buddy'. It's such a myth, it epitomises the concept of a myth that people believe without actually looking into it.

The story is actually a sort of parable about not letting your own sense of importance get in the way of the reality of a situation.

Come on man, think about it. As if the officer of the watch in command of a US Navy aircraft carrier battle group is going to mistake a lighthouse for a ship. As if every individual in navigation and radar on every ship, every aircraft on CAP, the AWACs, the anti submarine helicopters, the escort ships, the dude with a set of binoculars looking at a steady flashing light in the distance is going to mistake a lighthouse for a ship.
As if the officer on the radio is going to state his destination and intentions to a random ship he encounters, when heading to the Persian Gulf to start the bombardment for Desert Storm.

I'm not gonna sit here and say individual ships don't make mistakes and spank into things. But generally it's another ship, and it isn't in groups of about a dozen warships with several mile spacings between them hitting a single landmass with a light on top.
 

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Ha, I did fact check it, waaaay back when I first heard it roughly a decade ago. Like for example the battleships 'involved' would have been the Iowa class Missouri and Wisconson (as they were involved in Desert Storm) but that time it was a canadian lighthouse and the script ended with 'we're a lighthouse, your call buddy'. It's such a myth, it epitomises the concept of a myth that people believe without actually looking into it.

The story is actually a sort of parable about not letting your own sense of importance get in the way of the reality of a situation.

Come on man, think about it. As if the officer of the watch in command of a US Navy aircraft carrier battle group is going to mistake a lighthouse for a ship. As if every individual in navigation and radar on every ship, every aircraft on CAP, the AWACs, the anti submarine helicopters, the escort ships, the dude with a set of binoculars looking at a steady flashing light in the distance is going to mistake a lighthouse for a ship.
As if the officer on the radio is going to state his destination and intentions to a random ship he encounters, when heading to the Persian Gulf to start the bombardment for Desert Storm.

I'm not gonna sit here and say individual ships don't make mistakes and spank into things. But generally it's another ship, and it isn't in groups of about a dozen warships with several mile spacings between them hitting a single landmass with a light on top.
To be fair , it was just a funny story which didn't seem like it would be worth it for someone to make up.