An overzealous Texas cop is in deep “dew-dew” after he went on a ticket-writing binge citing residents for watering their lawns in defiance of summer-drought restrictions.

Turns out they hadn’t been watering – their lawns were simply covered with morning dew. And now, the red-faced mayor of Lakeside is assuring homeowners the tickets will be dismissed.

A bizarre new children’s book published in Australia depicts kids getting killed and badly burned.

On one page of “The Bad Book,” by Andy Griffiths, a young boy runs across a busy six-lane highway and a picture shows him getting hit by a car.

On another, a boy named Little Willy sets fire to his head with a match, uttering, “Soon I will be dead.”

While parents are up in arms about the book, it’s become an instant best seller with youngsters, who no doubt think all the gore is about as cool as it gets.

A plane loaded with 289 Gambian soccer fans on their way to Peru made an unauthorized detour and faked a fuel emergency so passengers could land in time to see the West African nation’s game in a world youth tournament.

The Rum Air plane radioed in a red alert, then detoured from Lima to an airport in Piura two hours before the game began – prompting firefighters, police and hospitals to gear up for a disaster.

The Gambians had a grand time, too – their team beat Qatar, 3-1.

No time for church? Try the “100-Minute Bible.”

English vicar Michael Hinton has created a chopped-down version of the holy book, which can be read in less than two hours, for busy folks who need a quick shot of religion.

“It has been written in a style to encourage readers to keep turning the pages, but without resorting to any literary gimmicks,” said publisher Len Budd.

A top drugstore chain in Hong Kong has started selling sex toys for women, right next to the shampoo and toothpaste, after a new survey revealed that the city’s men prefer work to sex.

And officials at Watson’s say vibrators have already become the biggest seller for women who want a sexual pick-me-up.

Talk about good buzz!