@SmudgeTheInsultCat Just when you want it to be true, you find it on snopes[1] (from 2015!) New embellishments, though.

[1]: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/golden-ticket-arrest/

Was a Couple Arrested for Selling Golden Tickets to Heaven?

Fake news reports that two people in Florida were arrested for selling golden tickets that guaranteed the holders entrance to heaven.

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@hwine @SmudgeTheInsultCat I'm relieved there was no harm to alligators.