This is apocryphal, but there may be a grain of truth somewhere in there:
TACEVAL, dogwatch 0400 hrs, all is quiet, nothing has happened for hours. Suddenly Stornos* all over the station crackle into life and announce "I'm bored", a few seconds later a different voice transmits "so am I" and then another "me too".
Next, in a very authoritative tone comes "THIS IS THE COC ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO MAINTAIN RADIO DISCIPLINE AT ALL TIMES"
Five second pause, then "but I'm still bored"
Immediately "WHO MADE THAT TRANSMISSION?"
"Well I'm not that bored".
Rgds SOS
*Wombat. These were ground radio hand sets we used to be issued with; cost a stupid amount of money and never worked that well.
Last edited by SOSL; 4th Aug 2013 at 11:40.