Hey JC, how is a camel supposed to pass through the eye of a needle........

[FORD]

....if he can't even walk through a church without falling over??

Let this be a lesson to the rich, I guess......

Christmas Camel's Church Belly Flop Caught on Tape
Massive hump-backed animal falls on people in pews
By BRIAN HAMACHER
Updated 3:39 PM EST, Fri, Dec 10, 2010

A Christmas show camel got a little too close for comfort for audience members at a West Palm Beach Baptist church Thursday night, after it did a belly flop onto a row of pews during a rehearsal.

The incident happened at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach and was filmed and posted to YouTube, thankfully.

The video shows the massive hump-backed mammal being escorted down the aisle before it tumbles over a few rows of pews an onto helpless spectators.

Liz Reilly, an audience member who saw the whole thing unfold, said she was "in shock," but that it didn't appear anyone was hurt, including the camel.

"He got right up and walked out, so I guess (he was okay)," Reilly told the Palm Beach Post.

West Palm Beach Fire-Rescue said they didn't respond to any calls at the church.

The church Christmas show runs through this weekend.
First Published: Dec 10, 2010 11:50 AM EST on NBC Miami

[FORD]

The annoying choir singing no doubt freaked out the poor critter.

[chefcraig]

Figures. The West Palm Christmas Pageant fails every season to top the far more successful and professionally rendered one in Fort Lauderdale. It comes as no surprise to learn the West Palm cheapskates have hired low cost/high mileage animals and third-rate trainers yet again this year. Just be glad this was only a rehearsal, and imagine the carnage if the place was packed with paying customers.

And yes...only in Florida.

[FORD]

This was just the rehearsal? So does that mean they fired the camel and got a replacement?

[chefcraig]

This was just the rehearsal? So does that mean they fired the camel and got a replacement?

The thing is, there are not exactly a whole bunch of places down here that you can walk into and say "Hi, I need a couple of camels." There are essentially two operators in the entire damned state. One is local, with a farm dedicated to a handful of the animals, the other is in the northern part of the state. Both supply to churches for Nativity scenes, but with only so many of the animals to go around, the only other alternative is to go out of state, but the shipping, along with the feeding and care of the animals, makes this cost prohibitive. So you pretty much have to deal with what the supplier delivers.

Because camels are so unpredictable, they are usually anchored to the stage and used as scenery. The clip makes it redundantly obvious why it is generally a bad idea to attempt to walk them through a crowded audience, with cell phones, flash bulbs and loud shit taking place.

[Seshmeister]

Camels are the most horrendous fucking animals on the planet.

They stink, they do whatever the fuck they want and seem to hate people a lot.

I will never forget the abject misery of riding across part of the sahara desert on one of those fucking things in 140 degree heat after drinking a bottle of vodka the night before...

[FORD]

I will never forget the abject misery of riding across part of the sahara desert on one of those fucking things in 140 degree heat after drinking a bottle of vodka the night before...

That sounds like a recipe for misery even without a camel.

On the other hand, camels are used to the dry desert heat. The Florida humidity probably fucks them up.

[Seshmeister]

It was possibly one of the most stupid things I have ever done.

I was lucky not to end up in hospital. Luckily I managed to get a bunch of water from some Namibian village people we came across.

Funny thing was they had a mud hut thing in the middle of the Sahara without a pot to piss in with a picture of Mel Gibson as Braveheart stuck to wall. I tried to explain that I was Scottish but it would have been easier to say I was from Neptune.

[chefcraig]

It was possibly one of the most stupid things I have ever done.

I was lucky not to end up in hospital. Luckily I managed to get a bunch of water from some Namibian village people we came across.

Funny thing was they had a mud hut thing in the middle of the Sahara without a pot to piss in with a picture of Mel Gibson as Braveheart stuck to wall. I tried to explain that I was Scottish but it would have been easier to say I was from Neptune.

With dearest apologies to Igosplut, I believe that I've found a new sig. I'll bookmark his effort, nonetheless.

[Nitro Express]

Camels are the most horrendous fucking animals on the planet.

They stink, they do whatever the fuck they want and seem to hate people a lot.

I will never forget the abject misery of riding across part of the sahara desert on one of those fucking things in 140 degree heat after drinking a bottle of vodka the night before...

Let me guess. You got plowed on vodka, passed out and then next thing you know you are on a fucking camel in the middle of the desert wondering how in the fuck you got there. The worst I have done was waking up in strange apartments with a strange chick next to me.