WIRELESS NATION

After digging to a depth of 100m last year, Azeri scientists found traces of copper wiring dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.

So as not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, Georgian scientists dug 200m, and headlines in the Tiblisi newspapers read: "Georgian scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibers, and have concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone 1000 years earlier than the Azeri's.

One week later, the Armen press reported the following: "After digging as deep as 500m, Armenian scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using mobile phones."