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COPPER WIRE
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, in California an archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, headlines in the LA Times newspaper read: 'California archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old Copper wire and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers.'
One week later, 'The Birmingham News' in Alabama, reported the following:
"After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Leeds, Alabama, Billy 'Bubba' Mitchell, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Mr. Mitchell has therefore concluded that 300 years ago,
10 comments:
Very interesting, Larry! Really enjoy this type of history. Have a wonderful weekend!
I am going to laugh about that one all day!
That's hilarious!
Ending the day with a good laugh! Thank you!
Bwahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!
I knew there was some "real" news out there~ thanks for bringing it to my attention!
thanks! that's the kinda history i like, heee heee heee
LOL....better to hear this "news" than the stock market...
hiya! you okay? kinda quiet?!?!?!
I'm wondering the same thing, you've been missing from the bloggy'verse for a few days now. Hoping you're just busy and everything's ok!
That's a good one -- I'll have to adapt it for use with other states! ;-)
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