"I'll Bet You'll Get A Camel Through A Needle . . ."

The C*nt: Why are you sat on the floor? Like some sort of Dude?

The Grandad: Do you know what "dude" actually means?

The C*nt: I know what you're going to say, and it's not slang for "Camel Penis"

The Grandad

[STRAIGHTFACED]: It's Camel Foreskin, actually.



And so the tone of Thursday's lesson was set.

It must be said, random useless facts are more commonly associated with the Lothario, who seems to fill the time between watching back to back Guy Ritchie flicks about hooliganism and such surfing the trivia section of IMDB or Wikipedia (but only if he's desperate.)

Needless to say, the quick and straightfaced reply from The Grandad, left yours truly in stitches (read: collapsed on the floor and weeping).
But, it also lead to an interesting bit of research (read: destraction from biology revision).

According to various sources on the interweb, the word "dude" has had numerous meanings which have gradually evolved over time.

For example, the word "Dude" originally referred to the little hairs on elephants arses before cattle ranchers in America developed it into a phrase used to insult the clueless city people.

There is in fact heavy debate out there on the ol' internet. Serious, serious heated discussion.

Some people seem fairly riled - "It doesn't mean Camel Foreskin you C***! It's a slang word!"
Some simply want to provide insightful responses - "The definition of dude is an ingrown but hair."
Whilst the rest (moi included) are amused that the issue is being discussed.

So there you have it. You really do learn something new every day. Even if it is about camel foreskin.

Now if someone can tell me how to clear my google history?
Only at the moment, it looks like I'm into some kind of wierd Camel related shennanigans.