| Observing a light across the water, the captain had his signalman instruct the other vessel to change her course ten degrees south. The response was prompt, "Change your course ten degrees north." "I am a captain," he responded testily. "Change your course ten degrees south." The reply, "I'm a seaman first class--change your course north." The captain was furious, "Change your course now.I'm on a battleship." "Change your course ten degrees north, sir--I'm in a lighthouse!" |