Tuesday 3 January 2012

The Irish Vs The British

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  1. This is a complete myth. There are versions of this involving a British Lighthouse and an American Carrier. Its basically a story used to justify various xenophobic views.

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  2. Yup, it's a crock... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkG_WalF7iE

    In this case the video shows a ship that is far from being among the largest in any U.S. fleet... and the name USS Montana hasn't been used on a U.S. Navy vessel since 1920. But it's a good joke.

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  3. Also found as warship vs rock of Gibraltar.
    As fake as a fairy's fart.

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  4. Up here in Canada, we often here this one but with an American warship and a Canadian lighthouse, eh.

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  5. Yeah it is a myth. For a start there wasn't a British Aircraft Carrier named HMS Britannia in 1998. And is officially the name of...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College

    A Building!
    It is a funny joke though

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  6. The mispelling of "Britannia" and the lower case initial for "Atlantic" indicate a fake. A quick Google search reveals that there has never been an aircraft carrier named "Britannia".

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