>I don't typically take pleasure in spending my lunch time
>reading something so painfully banal. Yes, he asserts facts
>visible to the naked eye, what, exactly, is the point in that?
>I kept waiting for him to say something *interesting*, and he
>never did. That is tripe.
Actually, tripe is the stomach divisions of a ruminant - typically oxen, sheep and goats, though "bullish" may find it's way in - and in a well seasoned menudo can be part of a wonderful lunchtime fare.
bin apetite - Martin