It's Monday, which means it's time for your weekly dose of locavore levity: the Joke of the Week! This week's joke comes from Burlington expat and current Baltimore resident Richard Bowen. Take it away, Richard…

About that joke

Says Bowen: "If I had a nickel for every time I have turned a popular phrase or idiom into a joke, I would guess that I would have 50 to 60 nickels." 

Meet the Comedian, Richard Bowen

Bowen writes short, simple, "stupid" (his word) jokes which he tells to strangers each and every day. He tells them on, in and around bus stops, department store intercoms, coffee shops, libraries, sidewalks, crosswalks, the phone and sometimes to the drive-thru employees at McDonald's.

See Him Live

Bowen is the host comic for nationally touring comedian Aparna Nancherla's performances at the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington on Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22. He'll also perform at the weekly Comedy & Crêpes show at Skinny Pancake in Burlington on Monday, October 24.     

Think you can do better?

We're always looking for jokes from local comedians. We publish one joke each week, and you can read through previous ones here.