A neighbourly dig

Countries that have close historical ties also make fun of each other. For example, one Aussie joke goes like this: "Why does New Zealand have some of the fastest race horses in the world? Because the horses have seen what the Kiwis do to their sheep!"

Not to be outdone (outdunny-ed?), the Kiwis like to refer to Australia as "the West Island".

And so, with such a preamble, here's a joke. It was sent by my friend Nick recently:

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet in the area around Stonehenge, 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 Brit's, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet in the Black Hills, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times said: "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 Department of Minerals and Energy in Malaysia, reported the following:

"After digging as deep as 30 feet in North Central Kedah region, Mahathir Mohammed, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Dr Mahathir therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Malaysia had already gone wireless."  

Malaysia Boleh !

PS: Perhaps some Malaysians can send me some "Singapore" jokes? Clean ones, hor.