Ford and Arthur on Vogon poetry:
"I thought that some of the metaphysical imagery was really particularly
effective. And er ... interesting rhythmic devices too, which seemed to
counterpoint the ... er ... er ..."
"counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor of the ... er ..."
"... humanity of the ..."
"Vogonity."
"Ah yes, Vogonity (sorry) of the poet's compassionate soul, which contrives
through the medium of the verse structure to sublimate this, transcend that,
and come to terms with the fundamental dichotomies of the other, and one is
left with a profound and vivid insight into ... into ... er ..."
"Into whatever it was the poem was about!"
-- The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
