Focus

I'm enrolled in an Iraqi culture lecture at school, and it's been great so far. Today however, we learned a rather strange occurance that goes down in Iraq when U.S. troops kill a camel, purposely or not.

Say a convoy just got some orders, and is double-timing through the desert. A camel strolls in front of a humvee, and gets leveled. For compensation to the owner, the U.S. pays $20,000.

$20,000. That is a shitload of money, especially considering that a camel in Syria runs you for about $2,500 (according to a student who chimed in on the discussion). Twenty grand.

It sounds like a boatload of money in this situation, especially since the civilian would most likely be poor, but when you think about it, twenty grand to a guy in the middle of the desert is next to useless. No where to spend it. The poor guy would just want a camel instead.

I wonder if it would run the U.S. ten grand if they setup the purchase/transportation of the camel themselves.

"Pain is mandatory, suffering is optional."

maniclion

Ha and they only give $2500 per civilian.

"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

goandykid

I bet people push their camels in front of humvee's.

You guys are going to lose. You might as well just cheer for me, because Boston isn’t winning in Boston for the season opener. I’m sorry. " - Gilbert Arenas

maniclion

I'm moving to Iraq next week with enough money to buy ten camels. By this time in 2 weeks I'll be rolling to work in a Humvee with Biodiesel conversion and 2 hot Iraqi women I paid $5000 for.

"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

goandykid

Solid investment.

You guys are going to lose. You might as well just cheer for me, because Boston isn’t winning in Boston for the season opener. I’m sorry. " - Gilbert Arenas

DOMS

But were talking about a camel. They're worth something.

Focus

ooooooo! he got jokes! *starts break dancing*

"Pain is mandatory, suffering is optional."

BigDyl

Total ownage.