Some gratitude!

A Florida state trooper patrolling Interstate 10 said he gave a break to a speeding state legislator — who complained and got the cop fired.

Trooper Charles Swindle said he said refrained from handing Rep. Charles McBurney a $250 ticket, and instead issued a $10 summons for no proof of insurance.

McBurney insisted he had offered to show proof, and when he was allegedly ignored he set the wheels in motion to get the cop axed.

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Rejoice, “pork” lovers.

A company has come up with a porcine prophylactic that emits the aroma of fried breakfast bacon.

The condoms, made by J&D Foods, aren’t covered by bacon grease, but do have a lubricant flavored like pork. What could be more romantic!

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I didn’t drink the booze, it just evaporated (hic).

The caretaker of a mansion near Pittsburgh, Pa., was accused of consuming 52 bottles of high-end aged whiskey worth $102,000.

He claimed he was innocent, and told cops the booze must have “evaporated,” but DNA tests on the bottles linked him to the crime.

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Sometimes man bites dog — and sometimes dog runs over man with car.

A free-wheeling canine left unattended in an idling car in York, Pa., knocked the gear shift into drive and ran over a Samaritan trying to shift it back into park.

The vehicle finally hit another vehicle and stopped, and the Samaritan was hospitalized.

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Here’s an idea that would only make sense in Arizona.

A Tucson political candidate is raising money for a private program to hand out free shotguns to people in high-crime neighborhoods.

Sponsor Shaun McClusky plans to give people up to $400 to arm themselves and fight crime on their own.

“Saying guns are responsible for killing people is like saying spoons are responsible for making people fat,” he said.