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Rare Beauties Seen in Camel Pageant
Arab News ^
| May 14,2004
| Staff
Posted on 05/14/2004 1:19:20 PM PDT by billorites
JEDDAH, 14 May 2004 — A beauty contest for camels was held recently in Hayaniya village, 190 km north of Baqaa in the Hail region, attracting more than 5,000 people from the Kingdom.
Some 2,500 camels were entered in the rare contest to win the Prince Sultan ibn Muhammad Cup.
Competitions were held for four types of camels with 100 camels (25 in each category) declared winners. Cash prizes worth SR600,000 were distributed by Jedaie ibn Awad Laghaisem on behalf of Prince Sultan at the end of the event.
The contest was held over three days, turning Hayaniya village into a virtual city because of the large inflow of camel fans from various parts of the country, Al-Watan reported. Many people have asked the organizers to make it an annual event. An auction for camels was also held. One camel received a bid of SR2 million but its owner refused to sell it, the paper said.
According to Farhan Al-Shammary, a participant, the jury selected the winners on the basis of the size of the camel’s head, length of its lips and shape of its hump in addition to its strength.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: camels
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To: billorites
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posted on
05/14/2004 1:20:46 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
And they blame
us for humiliating them?
Come on, billorites, tell me this is their version of The Onion....please...
To: billorites
You have got to be kidding me. Beauty contests for Camels.
To: billorites
OOh - la - la !
hubba hubba!!!
5
posted on
05/14/2004 1:22:20 PM PDT
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: billorites
6
posted on
05/14/2004 1:22:46 PM PDT
by
danneskjold
("Somebody is behind this..." - George Soros)
To: billorites
Did "Camels" and Joe Kool sponsor this?
7
posted on
05/14/2004 1:23:21 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her genes.....any volunteers?)
To: CollegeRepublican
Ever had a camel?
8
posted on
05/14/2004 1:23:54 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
Was Hillery First Runner up?
or Dis-honorable mention..........
9
posted on
05/14/2004 1:24:49 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(KERRY'S LAW: FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL & OPPOSITE RETRACTION.........)
To: billorites
As Ahmed would say, "I'd walk a mile for a camel."
10
posted on
05/14/2004 1:24:57 PM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(John Kerry knows how to screw the rich - both his wives are millionaires)
To: billorites
Oh... there's going to be some good lines on
this thread...
As for me, I walk a mile each day for these camels...
11
posted on
05/14/2004 1:25:09 PM PDT
by
kevkrom
(The John Kerry Songbook: www.imakrom.com/kerrysongs)
To: billorites
Camels on their pageant runways, Women in the barns!
The muslim way of life!
To: billorites
13
posted on
05/14/2004 1:25:57 PM PDT
by
fishtank
To: Constitution Day; martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; presidio9; cyborg; NYC GOP Chick
pervdar beauty contest ping.
14
posted on
05/14/2004 1:26:27 PM PDT
by
ctlpdad
To: billorites
Well,
I like this thread.
I collect camels.
Even looked into buying a live one (1200 bucks from VA).
And yes, I think they are beautiful.
15
posted on
05/14/2004 1:26:34 PM PDT
by
najida
(Who said I could spell? My fingers are faster than my brain.)
To: billorites
Does it say Helen Thomas won?
16
posted on
05/14/2004 1:26:46 PM PDT
by
Only1choice____Freedom
("Lather, rinse, repeat." - Deadly to many a programmer)
To: billorites
An old joke:
Q: Why are camels called ships of the desert?
A: Because they are full of Arab Sea men.
17
posted on
05/14/2004 1:27:12 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: billorites
18
posted on
05/14/2004 1:27:44 PM PDT
by
fishtank
To: TheBigB
dang, fergot y'all. sorry
pervdar beauty contest ping.
19
posted on
05/14/2004 1:27:48 PM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(outlaw capitalization.)
To: billorites
Here's a dromedary moaning about having missed the entry deadline...
20
posted on
05/14/2004 1:28:13 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Because Democrats are liars, they assume Republicans are too...)
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