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(sings) Drink to me only with thine eyes... and I will drink with my nose!

— Georgey ‧ The Inspector General

A tipped crystal wine glass spills dried flowers beside a lit candle against soft lavender.
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A romantic old lyric gets hijacked for a punchline here. The gentle original phrase about drinking with the eyes gets answered with a nose instead, swapping sentiment for silliness in one quick twist. It's a parody built entirely on a single absurd substitution.

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