My friend sent me this joke:

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 Brits, in the weeks that followed, a team of American archaeologists dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York bulletin: "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, the Punch newspaper in Ibadan, Nigeria, reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard, Lucky Obuijsule a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Lucky has therefore concluded that more than 250 years ago, Africa had already gone wireless."

-- Sean

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Hello digimaus!

[...] Lucky has therefore concluded that more than 250 years ago,
Africa had already gone wireless."

Which reminds me.. check out this debate:

The Debaters with Steve Patterson - https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1- 126-the-debaters/clip/16187191-does-every-home-need-landline-is-saint-john

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Hello August,

19 Jan 26 18:53, you wrote to digimaus:

126-the-debaters/clip/16187191-does-every-home-need-landline-is-saint

What's interesting is that the local (lousy) telco is bringing copper lines by demand. If they do, and if I can afford it, I'd love to have one for my BBS again.

-- Sean

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