For some reason, this story reminded me of Euwetopia, especially the Title...
;-) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27474105/ Embraceable ewes: A Saudi sheep pageant On the evening of Oct. 30, 2008, some 4,000 men assembled on a lit-up stretch of desert just north of Riyadh covered with hundreds of carpets. The event was off-limits to women in line with strict Saudi rules that ban the sexes from mixing in public. BANBAN, Saudi Arabia - The contestants scampered down the tiny runway, bleating at their admirers. Poets sang their praises in verse as the male-only audience checked out the competitors' physical beauty, including the span of their cheeks, the length of their necks and the color of the hair covering their bodies. However, instead of winning a cup and a tiara, some of the finalists in the first Saudi beauty pageant featuring locally bred sheep were auctioned off to bidders, some of whom traveled to the kingdom for Thursday night's event. The contest, a far cry from female beauty pageants held in some Arab countries like Lebanon, offered an opportunity for breeders to do business and a rare outlet for entertainment in a country where the few recreational activities that exist are under the strict glare of the religious police. (continued at link provided) =============================== Does sound a lot like Euwetopia, doesn't it!!! :-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
