After digging to a depth of 100m last year,
Russian 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, American scientists dug 200m, and headlines in the US newspapers read: "US 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 Russians."

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