After digging to a depth of 300 feet last year, Russian scientists found
traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion
that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years
ago.
Not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists dug
600 feet and headlines in the US papers read: "US scientists have found
traces of silica, indicating 2000 year old optical fibres, and have
concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital
telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians."
One week later, the Irish newspapers reported the following: "After
digging as deep as 1500 feet, Irish scientists have found absolutely
nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were
already using wireless technology.
Cheers Eddie, made me laugh