Ok, I can see that I have plenty to learn about the middle east but this is hilarious.
Today, I’m out at the mall having a drink and getting a little intro to some of the culture here and the topic of camel jockeys comes up.
Now before you whiny people start barking about the ethical treatment of animals I’m just gonna say it…I don’t care about your agenda and these animals are not flogged any differently than if an actual jockey was riding on the camel in question….except the beatings are applied with a touch of a remote control button.
Seems that the good people of the United Arab Empire races camels somewhat like we race horses on america. The difference here is that we still have an actual jockey on the horse but the Arabs have a “robot” strapped to the camel and it has a little whip that spins on a shaft and it flogs the camel, thusly “encouraging” it to run. I thought the name of the “Camel Flogger 5000” was fitting. I can think of many uses for the Camel Flogger 5000. Unruly kids? Try the Camel Flogger 5000 or C.F. 5000 for short. Students getting out of hand I. Class and minimal classroom interruptions are important? C.F. 5000 gets the job done. Got a spoiled brat posting videos on You Tube criticizing your parenting skills and you are out of .45 caliber laptop killing rounds? Camel Flogger 5000 to the rescue.
Here’s a look at a video I found on the subject.
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