To the Bedouins "Jimmy Carter" is synonomous with gay, ineffectual and lame!

Abu R once was in the desert with the Bedouins. On this expedition, accompanying him, there was an American kitted out with the most up to date, high tech, military equipment available. Abu R said the Bedouins had a lot of Vietnam era stuff. They wore sandals and dishdashas.

The high tech American had cargo pants that converted to shorts. He converted them. He got so sunburned on the backs of his knees that they blistered.

He started to try and trade his new gear for the Bedouin's old gear. The Bedouins wanted no part of it. The Bedouins began laughing at the guy and calling him, Jimmy Carter.

At night, the Bedouins slept whilst sitting up. In order to protect themselves from scorpions, they carried cans of used motor oil. They would pour the oil in a circle around themselves.

Jimmy Carter did not want to get oil in his blisters so he refused to make a circle around himself. He got bit above his buttocks in the night. He was in terrible pain.

In the morning they had to take him to the hospital. The Bedouins were really laughing then, saying, "Jimmy Carter, they're going to spread apart your butt cheeks! Ha, Ha Jimmy Carter!"