This idea isn’t exactly picture perfect.

The Amish in Illinois will be able to get state-issued ID cards that don’t include their pictures.

The group, which eschews modern conveniences, asked for the exemption because of religious convictions against having their picture taken.

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He swiped the doughnuts and paid a heavy price.

An alleged drunk in Manchester, England, decided to nab a box of Krispy Kremes from a store hit by the recent riots and got smacked with a 16-month jail sentence — after emerging from an AA meeting and joining the lawless fray.

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There’s no way to win this mortgage battle.

Sharon and James Bullington of New Port Richey, Fla., asked Bank of America for a loan modification on their 1,591-square-foot home last year when James fell terminally ill.

Everything was fine until Sharon sent the January mortgage payment a week early.

Bank of America foreclosed anyway, claiming the payment had to be made “in the month in which it is due,” according to a letter they sent the couple.

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Cigarettes and manicures don’t mix.

A Michigan woman who decided she couldn’t wait for a smoke went up in flames herself after her cigarette lighter ignited the nail-polish remover she was using.

Carol Woodley, of Kalamazoo Township, got second-and third-degree burns over 40 percent of her body.

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This snake in the grass is looking for livelier pastures.

A six-foot boa constrictor discovered when it wormed its way into a funeral at the Hershey Cemetery in Hershey, Pa., is ready for a new home, animal welfare workers say.

The reptile, named Cocoa, was probably dumped at the cemetery by an owner, authorities believe.