Sent to me by a Brit …

After having dug to a depth of 10 meters last year, Ontario 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 Ontario, in the weeks that followed, Quebec scientists dug to a depth of 20 meters, and shortly after, headlines in the Que. newspapers read: "Quebec 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 Ontario."

One week later, "The Telegram", a St. John’s, Newfoundland newspaper reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 meters in Tatey fields near Krinkle Kove,  Jarge Krump, a self taught archeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing.  Jarge has therefore concluded that 300 years ago Newfoundlanders were already using wireless."