Les Jules

[Bruce Appelbaum]

  Has anybody else figured out that this is playing out like a bad 
  adaptation of the stage production of Les Mis?  The story so far:
  
        Les Mis                               Les Jules
  
  Jean Valjean achieves                 Jules Valjules achieves 
  notoriety (steals bread)              notoriety (writes Playboy piece)
  
  Jean Valjean disappears               Jules Valjules disappears
  (prison)                              (Mexico)
  
  The only sanctuary offered            The only sanctuary offered is
  is by the Bishop                      by the p-list
  
  Jean Valjean steals from              Jules Valjules steals from 
  the Bishop, taking what would         the p-list, taking what would have 
  have been freely offered had he       been freely offered had he but 
  but asked first                       asked first
  
  When caught, denies theft (gift)      When caught, denies theft (fair use)
  
  Absolved by victim, dedicates         To be continued ...
  life to good                                                      
  
  
  Good thing Hugo is dead.