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Old 25-01-2012, 09:58 PM
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After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times: "American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British".

One week later, Australia’s Northern Territory Times reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Knackers Johnson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely bugger-all. Knackers has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless."
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Old 25-01-2012, 10:15 PM
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Old 25-01-2012, 10:16 PM
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Old 26-01-2012, 06:58 AM
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Old 26-01-2012, 08:48 AM
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A really great Australia day joke.
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Old 26-01-2012, 08:51 AM
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Old 26-01-2012, 12:16 PM
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Sorry JJJ. I've seen that printed elsewhere a couple years ago.

Still funny though.
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Old 27-01-2012, 12:06 PM
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I heard this one before but it was an irish joke.
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