Camels vs. dromedaries?

[Laurence Horn]

At 3:16 PM -0500 4/3/08, Barbara Need wrote:
>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!
>
Good point!  Well, if you live south of the Equator, you have to
stand on your head, and then the moon will always lie, plus you'll be
able to grab on to the earth to keep from falling off.

LH

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