<html><div>Thanks, that really clears things up. I'm still not going to try tripe, however. Linda<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: David Randall <withywindle@earthlink.net><br>To: Undisclosed-recipients:;<br>Cc: fictionary@swarpa.net<br>Subject: Re: [Fictionary] omasum and friends<br>Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 08:40:56 -0400<br><br>It comes from Schenectady, which is just off the Isles of Langerhans.</p><div> </div><div>David</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 10, 2014, at 8:16 AM, "<a href="mailto:lindafowens@netzero.com">lindafowens@netzero.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:lindafowens@netzero.com">lindafowens@netzero.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote>I've heard of tripe but never eaten it--does it come from the so-called honeycomb? Linda<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Ranjit Bhatnagar <<a href="mailto:ranjit@moonmilk.com">ranjit@moonmilk.com</a>><br>To: fictionary <<a href="mailto:fictionary@swarpa.net">fictionary@swarpa.net</a>><br>Subject: [Fictionary] omasum and friends<br>Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:07:40 -0400<br><br><div> </div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I just learned that cows contain an entire game of fictionary within themselves. From wikipedia:</span><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Stomach 1: The </span><strong style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">rumen</strong><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, also known as a </span><strong style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">paunch</strong><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, forms the larger part of the </span><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial;" title="Reticulorumen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulorumen"><strong>reticulorumen</strong></a><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, which is the first chamber in the </span><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial;" title="Alimentary canal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimentary_canal">alimentary canal</a><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> of </span><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial;" title="Ruminant" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruminant">ruminant</a><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> animals.</span><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Stomach 2:</span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">reticulum</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> is colloquially referred to as the <strong>honeycomb</strong>. It is also known as the <strong>bonnet</strong> and as the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">kings</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">-</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">hood</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">.</span><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Stomach 3: </span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">omasum</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">, also known as the <strong>bible</strong>, the <strong>fardel</strong>, the <strong>manyplies</strong> and the <strong>psalterium</strong>, is the third compartment of the stomach in ruminants."</span><br> </span></div><div><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Stomach 4:</span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">abomasum</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">, also known as the <strong>maw</strong>, <strong>rennet-bag</strong>, or <strong>reed tripe</strong>, is the fourth and final stomach compartment in ruminants.</span><span style="color: #545454; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #545454; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"> </span></div></div><br><br><span style="font-size: small;">____________________________________________________________</span><br><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3242/53be8454b27b9454671bst03duc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #004080; font-size: medium;"><strong>The #1 Worst Carb Ever?</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: small;">Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat This!)<br></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3242/53be8454b27b9454671bst03duc" target="_blank">FixYourBloodSugar.com</a></span></span></blockquote></div></div></html>