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One I received the other day:

The German air traffic controllers at Frankfurt Airport were
a short-tempered lot.  They not only expected you to know your
parking location but how to get there without any assistance from
them. So it was with some amusement that we listened to the
following exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747
(radio call Speedbird 206) after landing.

Speedbird 206: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear
of the active."
Ground: "Guten morgen, taxi to your gate."

The British Airways 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.

Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location now."

Ground (with typical impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you NEVER
flown to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop".


