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2004-09-19 Arabia
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Beauty Pageant in Saudi Arabia
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This one will write its own snarky comments:
Goat fanciers turned out in force to admire and bid for beautiful goats showing off on the catwalk at a weekend festival and auction of Al-Shami goats in Riyadh.
"Yay!"
"Whoopee!"
"Hubba hubba!"
"Lookit the teats on that one!"
"Oh, shake it, baby!" |
They came from all over the Gulf. Abdullah Al-Asaker, from Kuwait, said the Al-Shami breed of goat was introduced to Kuwait from Saudi Arabia. He estimated the investment in Al-Shami goat breed at more than SR20 million.
| "We developed these beautiful features by breeding only first cousins..." |
As prices kept rising at the auction, goat breeders were jubilant that goat breeding after all was as profitable as camel breeding. Thirty goats were selected according to age and gender. Abdul Aziz Al-Khalaf, one of the five judges for the "Most Beautiful Goat" competition, explained that the winners are chosen on the basis of a combination of factors and overall appearance, not simply by their color.
| "Oh, yasss... We had some very talented goats, and it wasn't just the bikini competition, no sirree! There was tap dancing and baton twirling and one of the goats sang a Burt Bacharach song..." |
| Most touching to hear the winning goat talk about her plans for promoting whirrled peas. |
Particular points taken into consideration are the head, nose, mouth, ears, breast and eyes. The most important factor is the size of the head and the whiteness of the eye.
| "And the size of the bazooms, of course..." |
Muhammad Al-Kebaisi, from Qatar, said he is an Al-Shami fancier.
| "They're much less demanding than women or young boys..." |
He said goat fancying is increasing in Qatar, but because Saudi Arabia has banned the export of fodder to Qatar, the hobby has been seriously affected. Saad Al-Jabr said they need a space designated for exhibition and auction of their goats that is equipped like the ones in Kuwait. "This gathering provided a perfect chance to look at the latest developments in the hobby," he said.
| "I was especially impressed by the exhibits of... ummm... animal husbandry aids." |
| Wonder if Mike Ditka was there promoting Levitra? |
The main problem breeders face is that they cannot transport their goats to other countries to participate in auctions or buy any Al-Shami goats from other countries to transport to Kuwait.
| "They're my goats! You shan't have them at any price! They're family!" |
Dr. Khaled Al-Ahmad, the head of the livestock department, said he was amazed at how well the festival was organized. Referring to the banning of international transport of livestock, he said the movement is subject to quarantine procedures to preserve livestock and to prevent viruses from spreading.
(hat tip: LGF) 
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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-09-19 10:51:41 AM||
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