tS=At his masterful <b>riposte</b>, the audience let loose with a cheer that could have been heard three blocks away.<br><br>Two of Paul McCartney's songs - "The Light Comes From Within" and "I Got Up" -- are strongly worded, curse-containing <b>ripostes</b> to critics who mocked his wife's animal rights activism.&tQ=A <b>riposte</b> is:&tC=A sharp come-back|A lucid explanation|A logical rebuttal|A vulnerable self-disclosure|A delightful story&cC=1&fB=A <b>riposte</b> is a sharp comeback, a retaliatory retort or action. Technically a <b>riposte</b> is a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge in fencing. <b>Riposte</b> is pronounced Rih-POHST.
