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Before the splendors of the Ball The Boldest Metaphor grows tame; Superlatives abjectly crawl Back to their lexicon in shame, And Synonyms in shrieking chorus Take refuge in the deep Thesaurus.
But language has its Pioneers, Who seek Fresh Words and Postures new, Slang rushes in where Syntax fears To tread -- so I for Ade halloo, And say (with George's kind permission) It was "_A Heated Proposition_."