Very Punny Joke

This was just too bad not to share - it's likely been kicking around for awhile but this was the first time I'd seen it. Without any further ado: The Louvre.

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 the 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."

Groaner!! Thanks (I think) to JPW for that one.