Great to be an Ozzie

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, Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely f?-all. Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already gone wireless."

But it makes ya feel bloody proud to be Australian!

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traces of copper wire dating back 200 years

network more than 150 years ago.

archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and

archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper

communications network 50 years earlier than

"After digging as deep as 30 feet in his

archaeologist, reported that he found

had already gone wireless."

Brainless Bugger Billi Bunji. If only he had have dug just another 10 feet, he would have found we had actually gone wireless 300 years ago.

Cheers Don...

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