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And one for the Irish

atlantean · 2005-07-17 12:55:00

NEWS FLASH!! 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…

17-07-2005 1:55pm

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atlantean

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NEWS FLASH!!

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".

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#2 17-07-2005 4:31pm

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#3 17-07-2005 5:48pm

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#4 18-07-2005 2:49am

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Boo.

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#5 18-07-2005 10:25am

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Tiffany wrote:

Boo.

troll

not entirely funny as such, but it is humerous.

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#6 18-07-2005 12:02pm

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mnah so so

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