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I’d like some of whatever they’re having.

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Five words: Florida Man and Florida Women

@Jason844 @SmudgeTheInsultCat But of course.. They have to be from Florida. They always are!
@[email protected] but why were they arrested? Did they mishandle the Alligator?

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I love the surreal Carl Hiaasen books. I read an interview where he said he basically takes newspaper clippings from Florida papers and weaves a story. This would make a great Hiassen book .

@SmudgeTheInsultCat that’s the most Florida thing to ever Florid
@SmudgeTheInsultCat If doing drugs in space is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
@SmudgeTheInsultCat It would be nice if this Florida man was just having harmless fun. Alas, it never is.

@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.

Snopes
@hwine @SmudgeTheInsultCat I'm relieved there was no harm to alligators.
@SmudgeTheInsultCat they baby alligator is the most Florida man thing ever.
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.

Snopes

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This story is pure gold (literally)!!!

From the headline to the last sentence.

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.

Snopes
FACT CHECK: Was A Florida Couple Arrested For Selling Fake ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven’?

'I don’t care what the police say'

@SmudgeTheInsultCat "Willy Wonka and the Starway to heaven Florida Factory"
@SmudgeTheInsultCat the CUCKOO TRAIN has left the building 🚨🙄🚨

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You know it's going to be good when it starts with "Florida*.

@SmudgeTheInsultCat both "Jesus" and the "Alien" are probably Zaphod Beeblebrox doing his usual pranks.

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new entry at my bucket list:
end every post with

...and a baby alligator.

@SmudgeTheInsultCat I almost didn't believe the story. But then there's the last confiscated item, and – yup! This checks out perfectly!
@SmudgeTheInsultCat Jessica is right - even the last words were an unexpected turn. Hope the baby alligator is okay
@SmudgeTheInsultCat The man knows what he's doing, he scams people then pretends to be out of his mind knowing he's going to be arrested because if the jury thinks he is crazy, that might cut his sentence by a few years.
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat fake: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/golden-ticket-arrest/

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@SmudgeTheInsultCat That's got to be a non-US newspaper retelling a story from the Onion! 😂

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It's not true, according to Snopes, though so close to the feasible that it could be true.

There really are people whacked-out enough to do this, and also stupid enough to buy a ticket.

Let's not forget that the medieval Catholic church had a nice little earner selling pardons from your sins. Essentially the same thing.

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.

Snopes

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Verdict: False

There is no credible record of the Florida couple being arrested for such a thing.

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It just gets better and better; the last sentence is killer!

@SmudgeTheInsultCat I don't see how you arrest them without arresting every church leader in the state, frankly.
@SmudgeTheInsultCat Trump must have bought one, since they were fake gold.
@acf “and a baby alligator” (-:
@SmudgeTheInsultCat Especially the baby alligator!
@SmudgeTheInsultCat whatever drugs they were on, they surely got from Stevie
@SmudgeTheInsultCat @harld The baby alligator deffo pushed it over the top.
@SmudgeTheInsultCat wow. The Onion is done for...
@SmudgeTheInsultCat I was sure it was going to be Rick Scott after reading the headline