When a cop in Reno, Nev., pulled over an SUV that had been creeping along, weaving and stopping in the middle of moving traffic, he found a 7-year-old boy behind the wheel and his drunken dad in the passenger seat.

The father explained that he was teaching his son to drive because he was too wasted.

Daddy was jailed on child-endangerment charges; his son was taken home to Mommy.

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A gubernatorial candidate in Idaho is so strongly opposed to abortion, he’s had his name legally changed to Pro-Life.

Unfortunately, the name change – from Marvin Richardson – was made too late for the strawberry farmer to be listed as Pro-Life on next week’s ballot.

But he’s planning ahead – and expects to run for office under the name Pro-Life every two years for the rest of his life.

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The nuclear power plant in Braceville, Ill., seems to be a drunk magnet.

A couple of weeks ago, an inebriated motorist drove in and tried to pay a security guard – thinking he was at an interstate toll plaza.

And this week, another boozed-up driver pulled in to the plant’s grounds thinking he was at a gas station.

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The police chief of Winter Haven, Fla., tired of seeing blubber hanging over the belts of some of his officers, sent out a memo urging the “jelly bellies” to shape up.

“We didn’t hire you unfit and we don’t want you working unfit,” wrote Chief Paul Goward, a trim 6-footer.

The police department ended up losing 190 pounds – all belonging to Goward, who resigned amid the uproar caused by his weighty memo.

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A man enjoyed a bowl of noodles and fried chicken at a restaurant in Osaka, Japan, and then pulled out a knife and forced a waitress to empty the cash register.

She did as instructed – handing him $393 in cash – and then demanded that he pay for his meal.

The crook obliged, giving her $9 – and even waiting for his 90 cents change before fleeing.