Camels are seen during a beauty contest as part of the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometres east of Riyadh, on January 19, 2018.
The 28-day King Abdulaziz Camel Festival features races and camels beauty contest, known as Miss Camel with prizes amounting to $30 million.
/ AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
Judges look for poise and for beauty of knee, eye and lip. A dozen contestants this year were disqualified for using botox.
johnpoetflanagan 
There are pretty things! I bet they smell as good as they look.
Yes, Myra
real pretty
about the smell…well
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john
For sure, Myra. As for the smell..i’m not so keen
$30 million? Wow!
You and i could think of many better ways to spend the money
but what is, is
Madness takes many forms
But they will look beautiful, and, really, where could they spend the money?
Hilarious – did NOT know that.
Alicia, good one eh?
Now it occurs to me that I have found the difference between humans and apes: we have the concept of money, and hoarding it, and using it to buy things. I think a chimp might spontaneously offer you the banana she’s holding in exchange for, say, your pretty scarf; but the idea of saving money and buying a better place to live with it probably escapes her.
Yes indeed
Don’t quite know what to say about this. Just goes to empahise the inequality of the world in which we live.
..and neither do i, Chris. As i remarked to Gina there are so many better and more useful
ways to spend the money, but then madness takes many forms
True indeed, John.
Ha, ha!
Good one, eh?
Shh…we don’t want our illustrious president to start buying up camels for his next big deal.
Love your response! It wouldn’t surprise me if he
holds a Miss Camel pageant in the WH soon..or has there already been one?
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Ian
Thank you very much
John the last line made me howl with laughter but with $30-million at stake as in any beauty contest no surprise the owners cheating with Botox …. But no more chewing the cud with that in their lips ….Ian 😊
Love your comment, Ian. Thank you so much.
Welcome John just love your humour Ian 😊
lol, I agree with such requirement!
Thank you Dear Lady
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bapak john
Wonder why don’t they spend the money for millions of people around the world who really need it!
Miss Camel!!…I find it quite hilarious…
Of course you’re right, Maniparna, it’s such a waste of money but yes, it is hilarious
True 😀