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Why does the Norway Navy have bar codes on the sides of their ships?
So when they come back to port they can Scandinavian.
Sound it out, I'll wait.
^^^This is known as a "wet towel".The above tale originated in a chain letter. From www.breakthechain.org -
Tales of unappreciative foreigners getting their comeuppance at the hands of a quick-witted "patriot" are popular during times of war. The ethnicity of the rebuff's recipient varies with whomever the U.S. is currently at war, but tales of insolent Arabs have been plentiful since 9/11. Other popular missives in this genre tell of a Budweiser truck driver who pulls his company's product from a convenience store's cooler after supposedly witnessing employees celebrating the destruction of the World Trade Center and the Minister who shames a Muslim cleric into admitting that his is a violent religion.
There are two possibilities regarding the origins of the story above:
It is true, but was intended for a few recipients who knew the author well; or
All or parts of it are made up from whole cloth.
Unfortunately, as written, it gives no clues that could help us validate it. It's not dated and the author does not identify himself or herself, nor does he or she give the identity of the son (not even which branch of "the military" he serves). While we're told it happened in California, we're not told which city or even the name of the grocery store. Without these facts, we must label this one rumor. It is quite possible that the author assumed those who would receive it would know enough to properly categorize it. But, it's equally possible that it is fanciful fiction built around a long-standing tradition of urban legend.
E-mail cannot be relied upon to accurately convey information. As this one circulates, it is taking on many aspects of legend. Later versions add 'detail' absent from the one above, such as the "the whole store broke out in applause," and "the woman abandoned her purchase and ran from the store, ashamed." Also, some who have forwarded it have inadvertently added their contact information to it, setting them up for a case of False Attribution Syndrome. Break this chain.
Bob, I wanted to put this with your pic of you soaking in the the creek from last wk:
At least they weren't piranha.Yup ... I was in the Jacuzzi just yesterday. Some of the larger perch can be pretty aggressive!