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.'