For My Wisconsin Facebook friends ...Re: Ole Svenson >>> 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, report finding >>> of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already >>> had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier >>> than the New Yorkers." >>> >>> One week later. A local newspaper in Wisconsin reported the following: >>> "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Westby , Wisconsin >>> , Ole Svenson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found >>> absolutely nothing. Ole has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, >>> Wisconsin had already gone wireless." >>> >>> Just makes a person proud to be from Wisconsin . >> >> >>
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:47:45 +0000