Camels vs. dromedaries?

[Barbara Need]

On 3 Apr 2008, at 15:02, Laurence Horn wrote:

> At 2:49 PM -0400 4/3/08, Mark Mandel wrote:
>> FWIW, I could never remember which of the Bactrian and dromedary was
>> which, till I looked at the capital B and capital D sideways.
>>
>> Mark Mandel
>>
> Aha.  So camels always tell the truth, unlike the moon, which
> always lies.

Unless you love south of the Equator!

Barbara

Barbara Need
UChicago

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