The Philosopher’s Attic

Apparently old, but still made me laugh anyway…

This is the transcript of the actual radio conversation of a us naval ship with canadian autorities off the coast of Newfoundland.

Canadian: 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 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 suppoert vessels. I demand that you change your course 15 degrees north, I say again, thats one five degrees north, or counter-measures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

Somewhere draped around the silence hangs a veily idea of closeness…
a slight glimmer of golden unity or perhaps some long lost dear idea.

I wish I could remember what the trees were whispering to me the other night.
Surely it held some answer that transcended me.

The air has just turned pale green…

AH!

After some stunningly stupid webmaster kicked my last blog into eternal nirvana, I’ve decided to take another shot at this…

So here is to another blog of silly ranting, confusing thoughts and lost quotes from Thomas Aquinas… he!