Martin,
Thanks for your comment. I'm pleased that you got a laugh out of my effort . (By the way, I always pronounced "nadir" so as to rhyme with "endear" rather than "trader"; but I discovered that the online dictionaries prefer the latter, as well as Mr. Housman.)
I could intentionaly mispell Ralph Nader's surname, but I'm not sure if he's still that well known in the UK. I recall that he inspired lots of safety regulations that put the kybosh on the importation of several makes of British cars (MG, Austin Healey, Morris, Mini, Triumph) into the USA in the late 60's and early 70's; but that was a long time ago.
But if I spell it "Nadir", I'll look like a dumbass. Maybe I'll just try to let it slip through as "Nader". Damned if I do, and damned if I don't ...
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