Canadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'
Canadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69'
The call sign was used during a CF-18 Hornet fighter jet flight in the UK on Monday
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They train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their airplanes because it is obscene.
58 2 ReplyThe Horror… the horror
14 0 ReplyYou always gotta maintain civility when murdering people, y'know? Because killing others is one thing, but being uncivil? We're a civilized people, for God's sake!
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I chuckled and continued scrolling, then had to scroll back up to verify if this was The Onion or not.
41 0 ReplyTOP CUM
40 2 ReplyGoing ballistic 😎
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Investigating in order to give the pilot a high five for being awesome I assume.
22 0 ReplyAirForceProud95 requesting a high speed low pass in a hot air balloon 😁
22 1 ReplyI’m proud to be a Canadian today. This guy is a legend. Too bad he’s about to go through a bureaucratic nightmare.
21 1 ReplyLt. Shoresy of the GYBAT Squadron
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Dick is a real and valid Anglo name derived from Richard. 69 might be referring to his father's age etc.
10 1 ReplyYep. And there were already 419 other pilots named Mary Jane.
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Nice
9 0 ReplyChad420 has something to say
8 0 ReplyFucking legend.
8 2 ReplyI thought this was America?
5 0 ReplyNope, Canada.
2 0 ReplyMy mistake, carry on.
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Don't they have better things to do?
3 0 ReplyCan somebody explain to me how this is misogynistic? It just seems like a distasteful joke...
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