On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:34:56 -0500, Robert Swinney wrote:
Jim sez: "Sounds crazy, but it has been known to work!"

Not so crazy, Jim. In the early days of telephony, sometimes single 'phone
wires were run as the top strand of fences, with the other side grounded,
of course.

Yes, this is known as "category 1" network wiring. Seriously.