Camels vs. dromedaries?

[Michael Covarrubias]

Joel S. Berson wrote:
>> Aha.  So camels always tell the truth, unlike the moon, which always lies.
>>
>
> Well, I'm going through an eclipse, and in the dark on this apothegm.
>
> Joel

The moon lies because it says 'D' for Decrease when it's really
increasing. that mnemonic always seemed like too many steps. i always
preferred to remember that ours is a Hebrew moon. It goes from right to
left.

michael

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