Posted by Alan Hakim on August 02, 2008 at 12:26:19 user awhakim.
In Reply to: Re: Committees (was On Wikis and Blogs (was Arthur Ransome Wikia) posted by Mike Dennis on August 02, 2008 at 11:55:41:
I've just come across this thread. I have known the camel/horse jibe for years, but have never supposed it was being rude to camels. The butt of the joke is committees.
In other words, a committee had been asked to design a horse, and the result was a camel. Something perfectly all right, but not what was wanted in this case.