Share CHEWING the cud is not a human’s thing. We learnt in our elementary agricultural science those days that ruminants do, and the goats in our villages and around us today show us how, most vividly. Since I am not a goat, I am not going to chew the cud. But that is literally speaking. “Chew the cud and have a few beers” is a common slang among the British. It is their own way of ruminating on issues that demand a serious contemplation. Humans would have to chew the cud when events demand a second look or a deep reflection. We chew the cud for issues for which the Yoruba advice that you are to call the Aro and Odofin of your inner self.