Don Hepner Brightens Spirits Telling Jokes Off The Interstate

Don Hepner is telling jokes off interstate 74 in Davenport, Iowa, for fifty cents apiece. He calls himself the off-road comic and hopes his jokes can brighten the spirits of drivers passing by.

One passing motorist says, "[With] the way the economy is right now, everybody needs a little laughter in their life."

WQAD reports from Davenport, Iowa.

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[sleepingkitties]

12:46 PM on 09/04/2010

What a great idea! Good for him.

[wackette]

01:01 PM on 09/01/2010

He needs some better material... but, great idea!

[Arthur Spooner]

12:53 PM on 09/01/2010

Great Idea. Good for him.

[SaraNader]

11:40 AM on 09/01/2010

This is great! I thought the only jokes we had here in Iowa were Rep. Steve King and Sen. Chuck grASSley.

[corwin]

10:16 PM on 08/31/2010

It kind of reminds me of the joke of the robot/bartender who tailors his jokes to the self proclaimed IQ of his customer. The punch line is the guy who asks for the lemon drop martini and says his ID is 45.The robot replies, "Ill be right back with your drink,Sir.And,are you still happy with that vote for Obama ?

[ProudMilVet]

05:19 AM on 09/01/2010

corwin : That was Stupid ! It also has nothing to do with this story.

[hottingers]

08:10 PM on 08/31/2010

Unfortunately he is an 'insult' comic. He has earned twelve dollars but he has been hospitalized twice.

[overcat]

06:40 PM on 08/31/2010

I used to run across a couple of homeless guys in my old neighborhood who were usually just hanging out and drinking. One of them would always say "Hey man, I'll tell you a joke for a quarter" as I passed. The jokes were always lame, but I'd usually give them a buck anyway.

[eric14]

12:29 PM on 09/01/2010

You took away their motivation to work on their material.

[-swift]

03:28 PM on 09/06/2010

That's right. We must fight against the forces of Comic Socialism.

[angrymanspokane]

06:25 PM on 08/31/2010

Brilliant idea. And now he's getting free publicity. This guy is sharp.

[eric14]

12:30 PM on 09/01/2010

Good for him. He's doing good.

[StopThePlanet]

05:35 PM on 08/31/2010

He needs some better material. But I'll still give him a buck or two not to tell me lame jokes.

[G-guy]

05:26 PM on 08/31/2010

He'll make a fortune if he offers dirty jokes for a dollar.

[mamased]

05:00 PM on 08/31/2010

Out of work comic, there's an oxymoron for you

[StopThePlanet]

05:33 PM on 08/31/2010

Seems redundant.

[mamased]

05:38 PM on 08/31/2010

You're probably more righter than me

[anitaj]

10:05 PM on 09/03/2010

Repetitive too.

[JohnJudy]

04:54 PM on 08/31/2010

Cool, except here when you get The Light it means you're about to be run over.

[alexunlv]

04:39 PM on 08/31/2010

Nothing wrong with this. I'd pay him 50 cents for a joke. Stand in the corner and sell an orange? I'll buy one. Stand on the corner and wash my windshield? I'll pay for that. Stand on the corner and ask for money alone? No thanks.

[G-guy]

05:28 PM on 08/31/2010

If he stands in the corner and holds you up, he gets the whole wallet. LOL

[alexunlv]

05:31 PM on 08/31/2010

I just bought a new wallet too. Unfortunately, it cost so much I have no more than two dollars to put in it. =)