Camels vs. dromedaries?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/3/2008 04:02 PM, 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.

Well, I'm going through an eclipse, and in the dark on this apothegm.

Joel

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