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ratty and brown?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:57 am
by Paucle
Inside joke?

Re: ratty and brown?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:50 am
by Staley
Not inside, but definitely a joke. They did one on TV once which asked "what's brown and sticky?" The answer was "a stick."

Re: ratty and brown?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:51 pm
by Paucle
Thanks for that and as long as I'm at sea, what's with the "cow's bible"? Another allusion that escapes me. :(

Re: ratty and brown?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:30 pm
by Staley
The omasum (the third "chamber" of the cow's stomach) is also called the bible (and "manyplies") because of the many folds of surface inside it. When I saw it, it sounded like a trivia question to me.

Re: ratty and brown?

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:03 pm
by Paucle
again,thanks, something I'd never heard before. When I looked up "osmasum" it mentioned the many-thing but no bible.

Bible is also something a farmer had better do if he wants more cattle. Just to buy cow is insufficient.