X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,d9498d9f0aab9deb X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-19 19:15:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.utk.edu!feed2.onemain.com!feed1.onemain.com!out.nntp.be!propagator-SanJose!in.nntp.be!newsfeed01.tsnz.net!canterbury.ac.nz!mathwft From: mathwft@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: camel Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 03:09:04 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NewZealand Lines: 44 Message-ID: <9tchgg$c76$1@cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz> References: <3baa0398.0109042226.26fd6146@posting.google.com> <9n6o0c$g1v$1@qnsgh006.europe.nortel.com> <7ZYAMCAmJ7l7EwqD@zaynar.demon.co.uk> <3b98b39d$0$89043$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> <9nemfq$le7$1@cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz> <3BF9A6C1.2010107@usa.net> <9tcgvk$bq6$1@cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: e220-0.math.canterbury.ac.nz X-Trace: cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz 1006225744 12518 132.181.20.4 (20 Nov 2001 03:09:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@canterbury.ac.nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 03:09:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: xrn 8.02 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:11095 I, mathwft@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor) wrote: |> |> Or for a better mnemonic, Dromedary camels have one hump. |> |> The letter D has one hump. Bactrian camels have two humps; the |> |> letter B has two humps. | |> So now, all we need is a nice pic of a three-humped camel. |> This pic should be diddlable. Where are the wildlife experts? Bother it - I've gone and done it myself. With thanks and attributions to jjs, diddled by me.... _ _ =--_ .^. / \ / \ |* _) / ~ ~ \ / / / \_/ / _ /| / _-'"/\ / | _____ _.-" _ _-' ( '-_ _ ( \ |\ / \ || .-'".". _.-' '. `'-._ .-'"/'. " | |/ / | |/ _-" ( '-_ '. _-" ( '-_ \ | / \ | _.-' ) "-._ _.' _.-' ) "-._ ||\\ |\\ '"' .-' ' .-' `' || \\ ||)) _ __ _ ___ _ ____________ _____ ___ _|\ _|\__|\\/ _______________ ___ _ c c " c C ""C " "" "" "" The Dromedary has one hump, The Bactrian's a two-humped chump, But you can write on hard enamel There never was a three-humped camel! (NOT Ogden Nash!) So in view of the mnemonic above, I dub this an Exterran camel... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bill Taylor W.Taylor@math.canterbury.ac.nz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sydney Paralympics - special host nation introductory sport:- 100 metres swimming with one leg bitten off by a shark. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------