[Oh, sir. Oh, now the words have to come out. It doesn't matter he'll be half-breathless keeping up and talking himself blue in the face. Words are happening.]

That'd depend on-- what you mean by eating words, wouldn't it. If you mean do I often admit I'm wrong about things, then certainly not. Who's got-- the time to admit a million wrong predictions in a day? If you mean do I literally eat transcriptions, then also-- certainly not. That's ridiculous. The binding gets in your stomach for ages. But--

[He can't flourish his hands and keep his balance. Bah.]

--if you mean do I often pay my way with speech and song, then I'd have to say I rarely eat anything but, sirrah.