Re: NEWERA -- Compass conversion

In article <5hd3og$pcf@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Billy Wheeler <billy@west.co.za> writes >On 26 Mar 97 at 9:47, Jacob Salomon wrote: > >> Billy Wheeler wrote: >> >> > Q: Why do they call camels "ships of the desert"? >> >> Billy, are you going to answer that in your next .sig? ;-) > >Folks, I know this has *nothing* to do with Informix, but I can't >believe the response I've had about this silly and _*very*_ old >joke!! > >It seems like nobody's heard it before, so as a public service, >here's the punchline: > >The answer is: "Because they're full of Arabian semen" > >Please, do not misconstrue this joke as being in any way >representitive of what Arabs are really like. Real Arabs are a very >friendly and pleasant people, and I've only seen camels on TV here. I >think Arabs are far more in love with their cars! :-) > >Sorry for wasting your time with this mindless trivia. > >-- >Ciao, > >Billy > >Vandag is ek in: Kuwait City >Q: Why do they call camels "ships of the desert"? I guess you won't be in Kuwait for much longer after making a racist remark like this! -- Mike Ripley