The Camel Situation Is Under Control

Denizens of D.C., there is no need to panic; the runaway camel has been recaptured. A Wonkette operative kindly did the legwork for us and reported back as follows:

Well, the back door to my building opens on to that alley, so I investigated. A couple of trips through the alley, as well as up and down 19th and 20th, led to zero camel sightings.

I did, however, see many large delivery trucks in the alley, into which one could, conceivably, fit a
camel. In fact, were one to deliver a camel, I imagine that's what one would use.

So there's the detective work, for any good it is.

As for what the heck a camel was doing in the middle of Washington, a different reader advised us: “The camel is part of a television shoot taking place at Interface Video on 1233 20th Street.”

Update: A source at Interface Video informs us: “The camel was employed in the shooting of a commercial on one of our stages in the building just to the east of where it had been unloaded. In our building deliverymen and camels are discouraged from using the front door.”

For a photograph of the camel, click here.

Earlier: Lawrence of… Washington, D.C.?

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Lawrence of… Washington, D.C.?

We just received this (somewhat random) email from a reader:

• Hey guys, I work at 19th and M, NW — you have to follow up on this… There is a camel loose on the street. As far as I can tell now, he's in the alley on the south side of M street, between 19th and 20th. Those are all the facts I have now.

This camel on M Street could be as real as the WMDs in Iraq; we have no way of verifying the accuracy of this report (since that would require us to leave our apartments and do actual reporting). But if you can confirm its correctness or provide further details, please drop us a line.

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