The following is an ACTUAL transcript of a radio conversation between Canadian authorities and the USS MISSOURI off the coast of Newfoundland: MISSOURI: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid collision. Canadians: Recommend YOU divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision. MISSOURI: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course. Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course. MISSOURI: THIS IS THE BATTLSHIP USS MISSOURI. WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW! Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.