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jangili
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Why are camels called "Ships Of The Desert"?


(I tell you tomorrow if you don't know the answer. Not PC!)
 
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Marterius
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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"?


(I tell you tomorrow if you don't know the answer. Not PC!)


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


(I tell you tomorrow if you don't know the answer. Not PC!)


Because they are full of Arab semen? Big Grin


10 points for you sir!
 
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Erik, you have an even dirtier mind than I have! Big Grin

Regards,
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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Sambar 9.3
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Eeker

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Cheers, Dave.

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500grains
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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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