After digging to a depth of 100m last year, English scientists
found traces of copper wiring dating back 1000 years, and came to
the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone
network one thousand years ago.
So as not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, Scottish
scientists dug 200m, and headlines in the Scottish newspapers
read: "Scots scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical
fibers, and have concluded that their ancestors already had
advanced high-tech digital telephones 1000 years earlier than the
English."
One week later, the Irish press reported the following: "After
digging as deep as 500m, Irish scientists have found absolutely
nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors
were already using mobile phones".
