[Vendome]

No one named John Smith should ever be in charge of a ship /S

And, duh, yeah, this is probably satire

[Vendome]

OMG, Georgia Brown? That’s too much LOL

[GOPJ]

Despite reticence from the Navy, a senior defense official speculated the ship had likely veered off course from its patrol route in the South China Sea. Navy officials say they are planning a number of PowerPoint trainings related to urban maritime navigation.

Funny...

[ETL]

“I had climbed up on my roof due to dem risin’ flood waters, when I saw a big ship sailin’ down the street,” said Georgia Brown, a resident who witnessed the incident. “I says to myself ‘Oh Lawdy, someone’s done come to rescue us!’ and then it sails right past my house and smack straight into that yonder building.”

[Raycpa]

Another result of global warming. Impeach the denier.

[dragnet2]

I was in the military, but not the Navy. For some reason, this doesn’t seem funny to me in the least.

[Billthedrill]

Well, of course it's satire. This couldn't happen. 7th fleet is in the western Pacific.

And destroyers don't hit buildings. Most of the time. Well, less than 50%, anyway.

[kingu]

If only the stationary building had heeded the demands of the navy ship to heave to....

[gubamyster]

OMG I’m bustin’ a gut over here.

[infool7]

For a while there I must admit, I was beginning to think that satire was all but dead but I do now think, little darlin’ here comes the sun.

[clintonh8r]

Apparently the watch had been relieved to attend mandatory x-gender sensitivity training....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL. Are we SURE it’s satire?

[TomGuy]

I am surprised it didn't collide with Osteen's big yacht.

Joel Osteen Sails Luxury Yacht Through Flooded Houston To Pass Out Copies Of ‘Your Best Life Now’

[clearcarbon]

Glad it wasn't it wasn't a submarine.



(sarc).

[Fiddlstix]

MEL BROOKS AND ANNE BANCROFT PERFORM SWEET GEORGIA BROWN

[House Atreides]

Satire, obviously. But if it weren’t, there be folks posting that the building intentionally rammed the destroyer.

[Rebelbase]

Funny stuff. Beware the humor impaired will land here demanding the mods put “satire” in the title.

[clintonh8r]

Nobody’s talking but the scuttlebutt is that McCain was rammed astern by USS Graham.

[ETL]

"Military satire website Duffel Blog posted an article titled "Navy destroyer collides with building in downtown Houston" which opened:

HOUSTON -- As if the city of Houston hasn't seen enough tragedy due to catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey, things took a turn for the worse today after a U.S. Navy ship collided with a building in the downtown area.

The ship was identified as an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer belonging to the Navy's 7th Fleet.

It was unclear why the destroyer was not able to see the building and take evasive action, or why it was over 20 miles inland and trying to navigate through a major metropolitan area.

The story is clearly not true since the photo that went with the story is obviously photoshopped:

• The name of the ship is mirrored. It reads "Mustin" if you hold a mirror next to it. The USS Mustin is an actual Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
• It looks like the ship was cropped out of this photo on Wikipedia, including the bird.
• The "reflection" of the ship in the water covers part of the trees.
• The skies are clear and it is not raining, so the cityscape was obviously not photographed today.

That, and the disclaimer of Duffel Blog reads:

We are in no way, shape, or form, a real news outlet. Everything on this website is satirical and the content of this site is a parody of a news organization. No composition should be regarded as truthful, and no reference of an individual, company, or military unit seeks to inflict malice or emotional harm.

All characters, groups, and military units appearing in these works are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual military units and companies is purely coincidental.

http://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/3468738-fake-news-navy-destroyer-did-not-collide-with-building-in-downtown-houston.html

[budj]

Dang; I laughed, hard.

But I felt guilty.

Keep sending your help to the souls in Houston.