Two radio operators, one of them aboard a U.S. Navy ship, had the following exchange:
Radio 1: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.
Radio 2: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees.
Radio 1: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. I say again, divert your course.
Radio 2: No, I say again, divert YOUR course.
Radio 1: This is an aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. We are a large warship. Divert your course now!
Radio 2: This is a lighthouse. Your call.