A Nebraska man walked up to his mom at the gas station where she works and playfully announced that he had a gun.

Unfortunately for him, a customer who wasn’t in on the joke got out of there pronto – and called the cops.

When officers in La Vista arrived, they found the jokester and a pal – smelling of marijuana and in possession of a quarter-pound of pot.

As the adage goes: Guess that’s why they call it dope.

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Two Idaho men have been arrested for dumping dirt – in the forest.

The Kootenai County sheriff said the men, who’d removed the dirt from a driveway being repaved in Coeur d’Alene, were furious when told it’s illegal to dump anything, including dirt, on federal land.

“They went off on a tirade,” said Deputy Robert Gomez. “They both said it was a good job having given back the dirt to Mother Earth.”

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A Saudi man, furious that his wife insisted on waiting 13 hours at an airport for a delayed flight, divorced her on the spot.

In Saudi Arabia, a man may receive a divorce simply upon request, while a woman must win a legal decision to separate.

Sounds like matrimonial lawyers would starve there.

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A porcelain urinal has been voted the most influential work of modern art.

A poll conducted by Gordon’s Gin ranked French surrealist Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 piece “Fountain” – an ordinary white porcelain urinal – more influential than two famous Picasso pieces.

Art expert Simon Wilson said the choice was “a shock. But it reflects the dynamic nature of art today. ”

We’re betting the late Duchamp would be flush with pride.

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A British performance artist grossed out onlookers by eating a barbecued fox.

Mark McGowan described it as quite tasty, although he admitted he nearly vomited at times.

“It was a bit like rack of lamb. The trouble was the retching noises from the other people in the room,” said McGowan, who was protesting the public’s fixation with fox hunting.