Funny Joke: Collision Course

A ship’s captain cautiously pilots his warship through the fog-shrouded waters in the middle of the night. He sees a bright light straight ahead, appearing to be a vessel on a collision course with his ship. To avert disaster, he quickly radios the oncoming vessel, identifying himself as Captain Patrick Williams and requesting them to alter their course 10 degrees south. To his amazement, the foggy image does not move, and instead, he hears back on the radio, “Captain Williams, this is Private Thomas Johnson, please alter your course 10 degrees north.”

Appalled at the audacity of the message, the captain shouts back over the radio, ordering Private Johnson to immediately alter his course 10 degrees south for the safety of his ship and crew. But for the second time, the oncoming light does not budge, and the private’s voice comes again, “10 degrees north, Captain Williams, with all due respect.”

Angered and frustrated that this impudent sailor would endanger the lives of his men and crew, the captain growls back over the radio, warning Private Johnson that he can have him court-martialed for his insubordination. He commands him, on the authority of the United States government, to alter his course 10 degrees south for the last time. And then the unexpected reply comes over the radio, “Captain Williams, I am a lighthouse.”

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