Camels sold for millions

darubio · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:28

This makes me sick! Wasting that kind of money like that. :mad:

i mean i could do a million quid for myself lol

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A camel-racing fanatic has spent $6.5m (£4m) on three camels on sale at an auction near the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi.
One of the camels bought by Hamdan Bin Ghanim al-Falahi at the Al Dhafrah camel festival cost him $2.7m.

The annual week-long festival includes a camel beauty contest and competitions to find the best camel meat and milk.

Camel racing is very popular in the UAE, with many Emiratis considering it to be their national sport.
Mr Falahi could not be contacted for comment.

This is the third year the festival has been running.
It includes the Camel Mazayen contest in which owners compete to find who has the most beautiful camel.
Last year the UAE economy was rocked by revelations that Dubai would default on its debt.

The economies of the desert city-states have been brought back under control after Abu Dhabi stepped in to bail out its neighbour.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8496766.stm

Reginald · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:30

OH my god. Typing "pretty camel" into google images did NOT come up with what I was looking for hahaha

touch · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:33

darubio said:
This makes me sick! Wasting that kind of money like that.

It's no different from horse racing.

peetee · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:33

How is this any different from the money changing hands for pedigree dogs, horses etc?
Even pigeons going for hundreds of thousands..

darubio · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:33

haha why would you do that? lol Now i have to find out............

Le_Petit_Lapin · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:34

touch said:
It's no different from horse racing.

This.

darubio · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:42

touch said:
It's no different from horse racing.

I dont know.. :/ but to pay more than a million for one camel is just stupid!

shauncr91 · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:44

darubio said:
I dont know.. :/ but to pay more than a million for one camel is just stupid!

No stupider than paying tens of millions for paintings like a lot of people do. At least a camel does something.

Yas786 · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:44

darubio said:
I dont know.. :/ but to pay more than a million for one camel is just stupid!

And its fine to pay millions for a horse??...i mean thats just stupid isnt it??...your logic is completely flawed

Anyhow crazy business that camel racing is over there in the Middle East...millions for a few camels :eek:

darubio · 4 Feb 2010 at 21:54

Spawn said:
And its fine to pay millions for a horse??...i mean thats just stupid isnt it??...your logic is completely flawed

Anyhow crazy business that camel racing is over there in the Middle East...millions for a few camels

nah uh..well i can understand about horses cos theres a mass market for it in the world but like your saying for camels is just in the midde east so i dont know how much money they get in return for that kind of investment..but then again here are many super rich people in there so i guess they can just waste their cash around. :/

I still think its silly!

Fenris · 4 Feb 2010 at 22:02

And footballer players earning that amount a week is perfectly reasonable I assume?

decmatt · 4 Feb 2010 at 22:21

Its his money, no different to Man City owners, not like they'll see a ROI.

aardvark · 4 Feb 2010 at 22:29

lol, camel beauty contest - just goes to show, people can get very bored in the desert with nothing to do.

Stretch · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:09

Yeah, but it's a "racing" camel :confused:

Clawz114 · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:12

Fenris said:
And footballer players earning that amount a week is perfectly reasonable I assume?

Tefal · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:19

darubio said:
I dont know.. :/ but to pay more than a million for one camel is just stupid!

He could win several million + earnings as a stud though.

Tefal · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:21

Fenris said:
And footballer players earning that amount a week is perfectly reasonable I assume?

There's a footballer on £338 million a year? :confused:

Cosimo · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:27

touch said:
It's no different from horse racing.

Yup or buying art works. What else have you got to spend your money on when you’re stinking rich.

Amp34 · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:42

aardvark said:
lol, camel beauty contest - just goes to show, people can get very bored in the desert with nothing to do.

As opposed to Crufts here?...

Cosimo · 4 Feb 2010 at 23:59

aardvark said:
lol, camel beauty contest - just goes to show, people can get very bored in the desert with nothing to do.

It's not just camels:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15740727&postcount=20

The Saudis like their goats, from the "Most Beautiful Goat" contest.