ANOINT, v.t. To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood, So pigs to lead the populace are greased good. Judibras - Ambrose Bierce
PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics. - Ambrose Bierce
La mu’axsa, but I think I’ll just keep sliding down this greased pole to hell? - V.S. Carnes