Ahhh...another Fulmer fluffer. Fulmer's ego started this mess in the first place and will probably lead to the same place again with Pruitt if things dont change soon.
On a side note. you think pounding sand is an insult but it is actually what most of us do on here posting.
To pound sand” (or “salt”) is a North American invention that first appeared in print back in 1857 meaning “to engage in a pointless, menial task” (Oxford English Dictionary) (“If he told them to pound sand, they would pound sand, and think that it was the finest thing in the world.” 1905). Literally pounding sand (with a shovel, for instance) is indeed a pointless chore; the sand does not really compress or adhere to itself, so the result is largely indistinguishable from the starting point.