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Archaeologists

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York 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 New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: 'California archaeologists, finding traces of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communication network a hundred years earlier than
the New Yorkers.'

One week later, The Capital Times, a Madison newspaper in Wisconsin , reported the following: After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Stoughton, Wisconsin , Ole Olson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Ole has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Wisconsin had already gone wireless.

Thank heavens for Ole! Who said Wisconsinites are hicks?