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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by umeshunni on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:58AM (#22925051)
Actual quote was by the Sheikh of Dubai:

"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_bin_Saeed_Al_Maktoum

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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by slg on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:21PM (#22926734)
For interesting context, the man who said that was born in 1912, his eldest son was born in 1943, and his eldest grandchild that I can find in 30 seconds of research was born in 1976. That is were the Wikipedia articles stop but the child predicted to ride a camel is certainly alive today and they might even already know how to drive.
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by dharmab on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:07PM (#22929233)
The man who said that used that quote as a rhetorical device to promote development of other industries such as finance.
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by agumonkey on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:03PM (#22929188)
You need lessons to drive a camel ?
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