[Scrambler Bob]

collapse into ignominious pasquinade. Damn! —

Is that anything like a big vat of guacamole?

Or the Tar Pits? (Be assured I am referring to white tar pits only.)

[MinnesotaLibertarian]

It means “shameful satire.” National Review writers tend to be a bit more erudite, but none will ever match Buckley. I swear he must’ve kept the OED handy.