There is an enormously fun thread on the AOPA forums. The thread title is "The dumbest thing you've ever said on the radio?"

URL for those of you AOPA members:
http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?t=12368

1) My favorite post so far, and I'm only 5 pages in:

I'd like to forget all the dumb things I've said on the air, (and there have been a lot of them,) but I like to remember the ones other people have said.

Example:

I was flying traffic watch, and circling outside of HWD control zone. If you don't remember control zones, call it class D airspace. The weather was 800' ceiling and three miles visibility; the tower had told me; "...remain clear of the control zone and stand by," when I requested special VFR. I heard another plane on the frequency.

Piper xxx: "Hayward tower, this is Piper xxx at the Bart yard, landing."
HWD Tower: "Piper xxx, Hayward weather is below VFR minimums, state your intentions."
Piper xxx: "Uhh, we'd like to land."
HWD Tower: "Piper xxx, Hayward weather is below VFR minimums, state your intentions."
Piper xxx: "(click) Uhh...(click)."
HWD Tower: "Piper xxx, did I hear you requesting a special VFR clearance?"
Piper xxx: "Yeah! We want one of those things!"

2) That, followed closely by this one on page two:

The best one I seen yet was with one of my students. After pulling off 26L at CNO and switching to ground, the ground controller calls us and says, "say taxi request".

My students says, "taxi request", and I proceed to laugh uncontrollably.
The ground controller calls back sternly, "say taxi request".
My students says, with an odd look on his face, "taxi request".
By now I'm just hoping I don't urinate myself.
The controller tries again, "do you have an instructor on board".
Student says, "yes, he's laughing".
Controller says, "I'm not!".

Tags: humor