THE BOOK OF THE VIP
ED
Dr. Krumble looks for the one-legged manCaptain Quark and the starship Underprise
Chapter 59
If you think I slipped one past you with the name of Ben Guzzle,
2You’re right,
3But he’s important,
4Because if ‘I Love the Fugitive’ will teach everybody that it really is a good idea to call Perry if they get indicted for murder,
5gBen will teach everybody that it really is a good idea to call Miracle Wilby if they get a fatal disease,
6hWhich is what Ben will have in a great comedy show called ‘I Love Running for My Life,’
7Where he will do pretty much the same thing Dr. Krumble does,
8Namely, run away from home in a desperate search for salvation,
9iWhile systematically solving all the personal problems of the people he meets along the way,
10Which will practically double the chance of getting real help for everybody in the audience,
11Because Dr. Krumble will stick pretty consistently with blue-collar neighborhoods, including jmigrant workers and oppressed minorities and so forth,
12While Ben will spend most of his time with the international jet set, who have problems of their own,
13aSo that people in the TV audience will be able to enjoy an unprecedented level of confidence about the future,
14Because if they stay in the suburbs where they belong,
15They’ll always be able to call Perry or Miracle,
16And if they stray into the jet set or the lower classes,
17They’ll probably run into someone who will help,
18bWith all the wisdom they’ve gained running away from their own problems.
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