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Dying Trade Of The Sahara Camel Trade
BBC ^
| 10-22-2006
| John Pilkington
Posted on 10/22/2006 3:19:43 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:19:45 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:20:12 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Fascinating. The ancient trade used to be salt for gold, or salt for slaves. The Africans around the Congo had no local sources for salt, and were desperate for it.
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:31:04 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: blam
First the horse and buggy, then the manual typewriter and the dial phone, now the camel train. What will we do? What will we do?...
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:38:24 PM PDT
by
69ConvertibleFirebird
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: blam
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:43:39 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: blam
Have you read Mark Kurlansky's book "Salt: A World History"?
Amazing how we take many things for granted today.
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:45:40 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Dancing through life like a street mime with tourettes syndrome.)
To: blam
This is what I found out about camels...when we visited the Pyramids in Egypt, they are smelly and they bite.
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:47:21 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(Love America? Protect Her, VOTE GOP...they're better than nothing.)
To: blam
Interesting read, thanks for posting.
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:49:38 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DIANA IREY for Congress, PA 12th District: Retire murtha.)
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
>>What will we do? What will we do?...
Time for a government bailout?
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:52:44 PM PDT
by
teacherwoes
("It's not those who vote who are important; it's those who count the votes"- Josef Stalin)
To: blam
To: silverleaf
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posted on
10/22/2006 3:56:45 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Hmm. 40lbs of salt at Sam's Club runs $8.70, comes in handy 4lb containers, and doesn't smell of camel dung.
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posted on
10/22/2006 4:00:47 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: blam
...I joined one of the longboats, which are called "pinasses"... I wonder if the author meant the word "pinnaces", or if this is some cognate?
To: teacherwoes
Time for a government bailout? Is "Big Camel Train" considered evil? And will government officials be considered corrupt by bailing out Big Camel Train? Is camel dung from Big Camel Train an environmental hazard? Do Big Camel Train camel gas expulsions (f*rts) contribute to the "global warming" problem? Do Big Camel Train camel gas expulsions (f*rts) contribute to the "global cooling" problem? I think that we need the 9/11 commission to investigate first.
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posted on
10/22/2006 4:02:59 PM PDT
by
69ConvertibleFirebird
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: blam
And why don't they have Driver's Ed and Sex Ed on the same day?
Too hard on the camels.
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posted on
10/22/2006 4:24:04 PM PDT
by
Abcdefg
To: Tijeras_Slim
Have you read Mark Kurlansky's book "Salt: A World History"?
I read it as well as Kurlansky's book on Cod and have his book on the Basques in my TO READ pile. He's got another out on Oysters that I'll get to eventualy.
"Salt" was very informative but, in my judgement, way too long. He could have cut out at least 100 pages, or rather his editor SHOULD have cut at least 100 pages and maybe 200 from "Salt".
jas3
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posted on
10/22/2006 4:29:59 PM PDT
by
jas3
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Bill Clinton should buy a camel and keep it at home when Hillary isnt home he can look the camel in the face and be reminded of her
To: Cicero
The word salary comes from the salt ration the Romans paid the legionnaires, considered a great perk.
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posted on
10/22/2006 5:22:57 PM PDT
by
1066AD
To: blam
Camels are still in great demand as concubines for Bedouin savages.
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posted on
10/22/2006 6:23:17 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: 1066AD
"The word salary comes from the salt ration the Romans paid the legionnaires, considered a great perk." Yup. But, some of them weren't 'worth their salt.'
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posted on
10/22/2006 6:47:59 PM PDT
by
blam
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