Scratch off one brain-dead bandit.
A Florida man was busted for ripping off $70 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets — after he returned to the store in Bartow where he stole them, so he could cash a $50 winner.
A clerk who realized the ticket had been filched told the man he had to show ID before he could collect.
The thief produced his driver’s license, and the worker turned his name over to cops.
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Why beat a dead horse when you can share it?
Two Philadelphia-area Civil War museums have ended their battle over which one owns the preserved head of Old Baldy, the horse ridden by Union Gen. George Meade, and will take turns displaying it.
Baldy became a hero to the North by surviving the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg and soldiering on after being shot.
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It’s an exhibit tailor made for exhibitionists.
A Vienna gallery has opened a nightly swingers’ club as part of a project aimed at provoking debate about scandal in art.
It offers visitors the opportunity to act out sexual fantasies, and includes an S&M chamber.
“Art” lovers under 18 are not welcome.
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Score one for the politically incorrect.
Canadian officials dropped a proposal to change the country’s national anthem to make it gender-neutral.
Although some people object to the line, “True patriot love in all thy sons command,” a majority made it clear they like the lyrics as they are.