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Why are camels called "Ships Of The Desert"?


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Posts: 71 | Registered: 28 September 2005Reply With Quote
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Perhaps they all are given female names by their owners...? bewildered

Sorry, I could not resist... sofa


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Why are camels called "Ships Of The Desert"?


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Because they are full of Arab semen? Big Grin
 
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Originally posted by jangili:
Why are camels called "Ships Of The Desert"?


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Because they are full of Arab semen? Big Grin


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Erik, you have an even dirtier mind than I have! Big Grin

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Martin


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Erik, you have an even dirtier mind than I have! Big Grin

Regards,
Martin


Martin,

It's just some of the local knowledge I picked up from my months in arabic north africa. Wink

And if the camels are the "ships of the desert", I guess goats are the "life-boats", cause they're also full of arab semen! Big Grin
 
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Eeker

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I feel dizzy.
 
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"Old Salts", eh? Eeker
 
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I feel dizzy.


Sea-sick? sofa


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