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Post by fandab3473 on Mar 18, 2010 13:06:33 GMT
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, Irish scientists found > traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that > their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. > > Not to be outdone by the Irish, in the weeks that followed, an English > archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story > published in the Sassenach Morning Herald read: > > "English archaeologists, finding traces of 130-year-old copper wire, have > concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech > communications network 30 years earlier than the Irish". > > One week later, the Banffshire Courier in Buckie, Scotland, reported the > following: > > "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Clat, Aberdeenshire, > Jock Broon, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely > f--- all. Jock has therefore concluded that 130 years ago, Scotland had > already gone wireless." > > Just makes you proud to be a Scot!
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