It was meant in jest, but not in a sarcastic way, hence the "

".
I once sat in on one of my sister's philosophy classes, and listened to the prof spout his own pile of horse hockey - glad I wasn't paying for it!

It was utter tripe being delivered from the ivory tower My sister, who
is quite smart, agreed.
I like to dabble in different academic subjects, but I just don't have the attention span to study them in a formal manner.
You've always come across to me, as being very eff-ing smart...

(There, does that make you happy?)