After a month of peacekeeping mission in Iraq, the soldiers were given a day's off in the city. One of the soldier got carried over and was almost late for his 7pm book-in. Seeing the sun is setting, he ran as fast as he could back to camp. Along the way, he saw an old man sitting by the side of the street with a camel and decided to stop and ask for time since he has forgotten to wear a watch.
The old man got up slowly from his chair, went to his camel, squat down, lifted his hand and felt around the belly of the camel....
Camel: hee heee heee....haw hee haw heee...heee heee hawwwww...
Old man: 6.43pm young man
Soldier: (thinking to himself) errrr.... zhun bo? blardy old man trying to smoke me....
Nevertheless, the soldier carried on his 15mins run back to camp and by a stroke of luck, managed to arrive at 6.58pm. Thinking to himself, how can this be possible, he decided to go test the old man again the next day.
The next day at the same spot, he sees the old man and approached him.
Soldier: ermmmm... excuse me can u tell me the time pls?
Old man slowly got up again and performed the same ritual of feeling the camel's belly....
Camel: hee heee heee....haw hee haw heee...heee heee hawwwww...
Old man: 11.32am young man
The soldier took a peek at his watch and true enough the time was exactly as wad the old man has said. Sensing this could be the chance of his life to strike it big, he ran back to his camp and gathered wadever money he can beg, borrow and find.....
He went back immediately to the old man after he has consolidated his cash and handed the sum to the old man.
Soldier: Here is $13, 547.00 I want that camel of yours
Old man: but but but....
Soldier: no buts, i wan this camel....
Old man: well if u insist, but young man, for this amount of money you can easily get 20-30 camels like this you know?
Soldier: doesn't matter, i jus wan him.....
The old man took the cash happily and handed the camel on the leash over to the soldier....
Soldier: wait old man, you still haven't taught me how to read the time with the camel....
Old man: wadever gave u the idea the camel can tell the time?
Soldier: but but but how is it that you were able to tell me the time so accurately each time u feel the camel's belly?
Old man: OOooooo the belly..... I was merely lifting it up to see the clock tower across the street......
