Sigh. No, you claim it does. All it actually illustrates is that you’ll accept a fictional tale as “proof” of something that you already agree with.
Look, nearly any American will admit that we throw our weight around, and that we occasionally do so irrationally. But you don’t need to invent examples of it. Doing so only makes your own position seem less tenable.
let’s face it: this story could have been true 
What, like Americans are alone in feeling tough sometimes? Sheesh.
All you’ve done is shown you’re willing to post false stories in an attempt to smear Americans, and remain bullheaded once people point out your error and arrogance. Methinks you’re the one acting like the fictional ship in the face of the lighthouse here.
Touche, Ike.
No, it couldn’t have.
One – lighthouses aren’t manned anymore.
Two – a U.S. naval ship would have known its position relative to anything big enough to need a lighthouse.
Three – a lighthouse wouldn’t say “divert course to avoid a collision.” It would say “You are this close to shore” and let the ship figure out how to avoid a collision.
Four – it wouldn’t be a “collision.” Ships don’t “collide” with land.
Five – aircraft carriers don’t come that close to shore without one of their escort vehicles already being out in front of it.
And that’s just the first five things that came into my mind. There are probably dozens more.
I think you missed the point here
Unfortunately, as I was typing the MOST OBVIOUS reasons for this story to have been an utter pile of crap, DeniseV posted the most apt comparison yet.
POWER_station, your new name is AIRCRAFT_carrier.
Picks up a shoe to throw it at Ike…
Ahhh, s’low a pun, why bother?
Gee, I’m normally quite happy to make the odd snide comment about dumb Americans (though you’re all nice poeple face to face :)), but that’s a really poor post POWER_station.
You’re just an idiot.
You’re worse than an idiot.
You’re a dumb idiot, so there! nyah nyah nya nyah nyah!!
Wow, you’ve amazed me, POWER_station
You don’t fight ignorance. You go to Ignorance R’ Us, buy ignorance in bulk, take it to your home in Ignoranceville on the outskirts of Ignorancecity, where you are Mayor. You spread your Ignorance wherever you go and wallow in ignorance all the live long day.
God, I’m going tp regret this…
What point was that?
At this point one can only speculate one kind of “power” he’s running on. Perhaps flatuence?
The one atop its cranium?
Hey Fenris! I think we got another member for the SDBM “One Trick Pony” Chowder and Marching Society.
I think of POWER_station’s post as being more of a sermon; a fable; a proverb.
He is the Messiah!;j
And though they did not believe, the POWER_station went unto them, and spoke in parables, saying:
At the hearing of this parable, the disciples of the Straight Dope became troubled, and muttered among themselves, and asked the POWER_station, “What, then, is the meaning of this parable? For it is neither true, nor does it make any sense.”
And the POWER_station replied, “Lo, you unbelievers, I thought I had a point, but I’m not really sure what it was, and anyway, that just illustrates my point.” At this, the disciples were puzzled, for they were unused to pointless drivel. And so they spake again, as one, saying, “Thou art a doofus, and thy parables make no sense.” And the POWER_station replied, “Well, you’re missing the point, whatever it is, and, y’know, I’m really just gonna start making shit up here, and insist that I’ve really put one over on you, just like a second-grader, and hope nobody notices that I’m just acting like an imbecile.”
And the disciples were disgusted, and remembered the words of the great Uncle Cecil, and knew the POWER_station for a false prophet, a scion of ignorance, and a shame upon his own house. And the disciples rolled their eyes, and made smart comments, and drifted away, one by one, to leave the imbecile to wallow in his sad wretchedness and fling feces at passers-by.
zut is my new Messiah.
I roll my eyes in the way He commanded :rolleyes:.
Get thee behind me POWER_station. I cast you out.
:rolleyes:
:rolleyes:
This is a transcript of an conversation between POWER-station and an American tourist in 2002. Released by POWER-station’s social worker.
An American is walking down the street when he sees POWER-station with a very long pole and a yardstick. He’s standing the pole on its end and trying to reach the top of it with his yardstick.
Seeing POWER-station’s ignorance, the American wrenches the pole out of his hand, lays it on the sidewalk, measures it with the yardstick, and says, “There! 10 feet long.”
POWER-station grabs the yardstick and shouts, “You idiot American! I don’t care how long it is! I want to know how high it is!”
Perhaps this story isn’t actually true. But let’s face it: this story could have been true. It certainly illustrates a point.
Yes, yes it could be true.
And if I could shit nickels, I wouldn’t worry about feeding the parking meter.
Won’t somebody think of the poor meter maids?