What that camel doesn’t know could fill a book
Posted on January 28th, 2008 – 2:17 PMBy Michael Rand
We’re surprised this story got out there so quickly. A lot of times, we in the media like to save up our best stories until an event gets a little closer. But six full days before the Super Bowl, some intrepid folks have really been busting their humps (sorry). From the AP:
The New York Giants have what it takes to get them over the hump in next week’s Super Bowl. At least, that’s according to a pigskin-picking camel named Princess who has chosen Big Blue to triumph over the New England Patriots. Her picks are nothing to spit at: Princess, who once belonged to heiress Doris Duke, went 11-6 during the regular season and is 8-out-of-10 in the playoffs this year. Her prowess is equal to that of some of the most famous forecasters. “I can’t explain it, but her predictions, more often than not, are right on the money,” said John Bergmann, general manager of Popcorn Park Zoo, the southern New Jersey facility for elderly, abused or unwanted animals where Princess has lived since 2004. “I’m hoping she’s right this time because I’m a Giants fan.” Princess’ prognostication skills flow from her love of graham crackers. Bergmann will choose a game at random during the regular season, place a cracker in each hand, and use a permanent marker to scrawl the name of a competing team on each hand. Whichever hand Princess nibbles from is her “pick” for that week. Her regular season mark of 11-6 comes out to a .647 winning percentage. (Since she never quite got the hang of points spreads, Princess picks the games straight-up, just choosing the winner.)
Is this better or worse than the Tom Brady boot watch? Discuss.
10 Responses to "What that camel doesn’t know could fill a book"
I can hardly wait until media day. Can we make it mandatory that Shannon Sharpe represents at least one player every year? The obvious selection would be Randy Moss this year.
It’s too bad Brady didn’t have a sprained toe. We’d have an opportunity for some really wonderful innuendo here.
I think the media has too much time on their hands. Didn’t they used to call this time, Super Bore week ? Wonder why. And to think I thought a camel was for humping not the other way around….
Worse
I remember a story once about a camel and a lonely French Legionnaire but maybe this isn’t the best place for this…………
Pros:
Princess is a two-humped Bactrian camel, she is not of the lowly one-humped Dromedary species.
No Tom Brady.
No discussion of fashion or flowers
Graham Crackers.
A zoo for elderly animals.
Princess correctly picked the Giants to upset the Packers, infuriating men in jersey-spandex combos everywhere.
Cons:
Princess is wearing an old glory neckerchief
This story will not lead to any pictures of Giselle
It’s better. That camel is all American. The only thing more American would be if she were somehow able to wear a wolf t-shirt.
I’d like it better if they made her choose between camel animal crackers. What can I say? I’m all about implied cannibalism.
Are we sure that the camel isn’t actually Sean Salisbury, other than the fact that its picks are usually correct?
Flipping a coin to gain a single heads might take a 100,000 tries or one. So, to trust that a camel can correctly predict when a coin will come up heads using her unusual skills is equivalent to her knowing what coin I’m holding in my hand now. So, give me your best shot, Princess. What is it ?
