I learned as much as I could and almost paid complete attention, but it became difficult. However cute the man was, he was a lecturer at heart and was very boring. I fell asleep.
For according to the trollish philosopher Plateau, "if you wants to understan' an enemy, you gotta walk a mile in his shoes. Den, if he's still your enemy, at least you're a mile away and he's got no shoes." — A Blink of the Screen by Terry Pratchett