Ace Cops from Mindful? (Right!)

There once was a man named Nero who was widely legended to have played the fiddle while Rome burned.

No one ever really believed that -- it sounded too ridiculous.

But I'm kind of understanding that now

Awww, Ace must've read my #281 on the dump thread!

Or perhaps with such a painfully obvious comparison, it's just that great thinks like a mind.

"widely legended" - I think that's allegended until proven.

As far as fiddling while it burns, Bill Whittle's Le Deluge.
https://www.billwhittle.com/afterburner/le-deluge