Rise and shine!
I guess using there, instead of their, as so frequently happens on FR, does not count as a catachresis.
“Obama gonna be re-elected because he still looks Presidential and dresses Presidential.... just look at the catachresis in his pants!”
In ‘08, the whole Obama thesis
Was a fraud, a sham, a catachresis
They called him “The One”
Like he’s God’s other son
Left the whole country praying to Jesus
After a few minutes of heavy silence and deep concentration on their textbooks as if pondering esoteric and ancient texts I broke ranks with the all male, all shy class and raised my hand like a flag of surrender to her attention.
In that languid, liquid way of recognition that said nothing but hinted at everything Miss Irene said,
“James R., Y'all will tell us what catachresis means now won't you?” as an order, a request, a question depending how a callow young man might read her shamelessly direct yet innocent gaze.
“Yesmam, catachresis is what happens when a cat gets ran over by a car”, I replied in my new found role as class clown with classless humor.
Without so much as a blink of those sleepy smiling eyes Miss Irene said,
“Why James R., you are the clever one. So before going home today you will write out a report on that word, a copy for every student here. Best get started, hon, you want a grade”.
I think of her still as Miss Iron.
The supposedly learned ‘rats
Thumbed their noses for years
At the catachresis of Bush-
So why aren’t they in tears?
The grammatical atrocities
Of Obama are twice as bad-
From corpsman to ghetto-speak
It’s enough to drive one mad
Didn’t he attend a private school?
He has a teleprompter for debates
At least George knew his geography-
There are not 57 states...