[Anonymous June 25, 1998 at 5:03 pm Post count: 93172]

#1050475

This is an old story.
The captain of the ship sees another light in the distance and he blinks out an emergency message.

“EMERGENCY! COLLISION INEVITABLE! CHANGE YOUR COURSE TEN DEGREES TO THE SOUTH!”

The light in the distance blinks back an answer:
“EMERGENCY! COLLISION INEVITABLE CHANGE YOUR COURSE TEN DEGREES TO THE NORTH!”

The captain gets a bit hot under the colar and he sends back the same message, adding,
“I AM A CAPTAIN!”

To which the light in the distance replies,
EMERGENCY! COLLISION INEVITABLE! CHANGE YOUR COURSE TEN DEGREES TO THE NORTH. I AM A THIRD CLASS SEAMAN!”

By now the captain is furious. He sends back what he believes will be a clincher to the argument:
“EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! COLLISION INEVITABLE! CHANGE YOUR COURSE! TEN DEGREEES TO THE SOUTH! I AM A BATTLESHIP!”

And the answer that comes back from that blinking light in the distance:

‘EMERGENCY! COLLISION INEVITABLE! CHANGE YOUR COURSE TEN DEGREES TO THE NORTH! I AM A LIGHTHOUSE!”

May your light always be shining wherever you walk!
Dee

[Anonymous June 25, 1998 at 11:33 pm Post count: 93172]

#1149364

Thanks Denise, you always know how to make our day!

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