>
> On some air bases the Air Force is on one side of the field and
> civilian aircraft use the other side of the field, with the control
> tower in the middle.  One day the tower received a call from an
> aircraft asking, "What time is it?"
>
> The tower responded, "Who is calling?"
>
> The aircraft replied, "What difference does it make?"
>
> The tower replied "It makes a lot of difference.  If it is an
> American Airlines Flight, it is 3 o'clock.  If it is an Air Force,
> it is 1500 hours.  If it is a Navy aircraft, it is 6 bells.  If it is
> an Army aircraft, the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand
> is on the 3.  If it is a Marine Corps aircraft, it's Thursday
> afternoon."

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