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Truck stop billboard pokes fun at viral camel biting incident

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A Louisiana truck stop is making the most of their viral fame by erecting new tongue-in-cheek billboards to entice travelers in for a “bite.”

In September, the Tiger Truck Stop off of I-10 in Grosse Tete, Louisiana found itself in the spotlight after a woman who snuck into Caspar the Camel’s pen to catch her runaway dog found herself trapped under the animal after it sat on her. The woman responded by biting the camel’s testicles to free herself.

The bizarre story made international headlines — and now the Tiger Truck Stop is getting the last laugh with a cheeky new billboard campaign featuring Caspar.

While there are only two billboards up for now, Tiger Truck Stop owner Mike Sandlin says that there are plans in the works for more.

Advertising at its finest lol. Tiger Truck Stop’s new Billboard lol

Posted by Mikel Theriot on Thursday, December 5, 2019

A lot of my non-local FB folks don't know the story here. Somehow, a woman got on this camel's side of the fence, the…

Posted by Richard Muscarello on Friday, December 6, 2019
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