Les Miserables

A Broadway musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo of the same name. Typically assumed to take place during the French Revolution, it in fact is set during the early 1800s, particularly during an uprising against Napoleon III in the 1830s. The plot follows Jean Valjean, a convict who broke parole, rose to become a factory owner and mayor, and adopted the child of a former factory worker-turned prostitue. Throughout the story, Valjean is pursued incessantly by Javert, a policeman who believes that, by God's will, he will recapture Valjean. Other subplots present themselves along the story, including a love triangle between Valjean's adopted daughter (Cosette), a reluctant revolutionary (Marius Pontmercy), and a streetgirl (Eponine Thenardier), and the wheelings and dealing of Eponine's swindling parents. A fantastic novel and a beautiful musical.

Les Miserables, one of the few published works of Victor Hugo, is considered a classic in French literature.

by Medea37 January 18, 2009

Measurable Eternity

A known period of time that isn't really that long but still seems to take forever.

Examples:

The last day of school before summer vacation begins.

The last 10 minutes of work before a 3 day weekend.

Waiting through all the ads and trailers before the movie you went to see starts.

Any business meeting.

Our weekly staff meeting at work was another measurable eternity. With every minute that passed I could feel whole geological epochs passing.

by weasel1969 December 24, 2019

Miserable Fuck

A Miserable Fuck is someone who has had such a shitty life that no other phrase could possibly describe it. This kind of person has had so many shits taken in their happy meals that their life is just unbearable. Miserable Fucks typically can't get any pussy and stick to their books, they don't drive cars and ussually have other people drive them around. They don't hold a job, dress decently, or shave. They masturbate their (generally small) penis so frequently that even if they did get pussy it would fail to function by age 25.

Me: Hey man you wanna go to the have sex with beautiful lesbian women all night club? I'm paying.

Bro: Nah man I'm to busy masturbating my (generally small) penis extremely frequently.

Me: Dude, you're like a textbook definition of a Miserable Fuck.

by Dr. Schlaktus April 7, 2009

Desirable

Having the quality to arouse desire or longing.

That beautiful lady is desirable because she’s collects butterflies, and wants to be a Burlesque Dancer. In a sense she’s a passionate woman and heavenly.

by Mary_R April 11, 2010

a miserable little pile of secrets

Quotation originally by Andre Malraux - French Historian, Novelist and Statesman, 1901-1976. Wrote "The Human Condition" (1933), fought for the French resistance in World War II.

"What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets"

by Den' September 4, 2008

Les Miserables

My personal favorite musical and book. Musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the book is written by Victor Hugo.
In this story we follow Jean Valjean, an exconvict who becomes good, but is always being chased by a policeman named Javert
Unlike popular belief Les Miserables is not set during the French Revolution, but after in a student led failed revolution called the June Rebellion

Les Miserables recently celebrated their 25th anniversary as a musical, and in London Jean Valjean is being played by Alfie Boe, Marius is being played by Gareth Gates, Cosette is being played by Katie Hall, and until Thurs Sept 15th 2011 Matt Lucas is playing M. Thenardier

"Les Miserables is set during the French Revoultion"

"No its not idiot! It's set during the June Rebellion!"

by Eponine Thenardier September 11, 2011

Miserable Coffee

A cup of coffee, usually Maxwell House, that is drunk in a miserable; sad and depressing, cold situation, to either make the situation either less or even more miserable.

Ugh, what a morning, I'm gonna go get another cup of miserable coffee.

by T405ED March 9, 2009