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Wednesday, 6th February 2008

Just as a change of pace...

5:52pm

...here's one for all you art-lovers out there:

A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.

After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas.

When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied,

"Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings. I had no Monet. To buy Degas. To make the Van Gogh."

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dexey

February 6th, 2008 10:36pm Report this comment

That is a seriously old joke!

Max Kaye

February 7th, 2008 9:28am Report this comment

The lack of a by-line indicates that the author of this ancient quip is none too proud.

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