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 South Burlington’s Owen Foley. Take it away, Owen …

I’m thinking about opening a business that serves two separate needs. Maybe a laundromat that’s also a bar, or a bookstore that’s also a bar, or a restaurant that’s also a truck. Even my food truck is going to serve fusion cuisine. I’m thinking Vietnamese and Italian food. Gonna call it Pho-gettaboutit.
About that joke

Says Foley: This joke is simple word play, it is dumb but I love it so much. The smart, sophisticated, and tremendously good looking audiences of Burlington also seem to enjoy it.

Meet the Comedian, Owen Foley

Owen Foley Credit: Courtesy of Owen Foley

Owen Foley is a pharmacist, comedian and storyteller who performs all over Vermont. He produces a monthly comedy show at Havoc Mead in Colchester. In his free time Owen enjoys hang gliding, rock climbing, base jumping, and lying about his favorite hobbies.

See Him Live

Foley performs on Thursday, November 17 at Twigg’s — An American Gastropub in St. Albans    

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Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to...