A Royal Navy minesweeper that was getting on in years and showing it, was cruising through a lonely stretch of the South Pacific when it was overtaken by a brand spanking new Australian cruiser.
All the sailors on board the minesweeper were in awe as they looked at the shiny new ship and the Captain sent a message to the Australian ship with their signal lamp, saying “You are beautiful”.
Less than 10 seconds later, the Australian ship sent a signal back, “I’ll bet you say that to all the ships”.
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