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"There is no ‘Les’ in Les Miserables,” says Terri. “It's not a person. It means ‘The Miserable Ones.’”“Ah crap," I says. “You mean to tell me I’m 100 pages into a book written by a guy that can’t even spell?"
Terri sighs. “Apparently.”
“Well I’m going to re-write it,” I boast.
“Really.”
Yes. Check this out. “Doctor Les Miserables was a rapper -like Doctor Dre- who loved two things: his bling, and performing abortions.”
“I don’t think that’s going to work” says Terri, reading over my shoulder.I continue typing. “Unfortunately, he wasn’t very good at abortions, and had to run an orphanage as a consequence … ”
“You’re missing the point-”
“Before you go stompin on my work, would you at least let me get to the alien invasion?
1 comment:
Although I'll be quick to say that I could have jettisoned all the political interludes without effectively any impact on the story itself, I shudder to think what evil you will perform on Cosette.
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