TWO AMERICANS FINED FOR BREAKING INTO THE COLOSSEUM

Two American tourists have been fined after breaking into the Colosseum in Rome. The two men, aged 24 and 25, climbed onto the second tier of the monument in the early hours of Monday morning. They were spotted at about 5:30 am, drinking beer, by a passerby who alerted police. It is unclear how they managed to enter the monument, which closes to the public at 4:30 pm. Officers fined them $900 (€800) for illegally entering the archaeological site. No damage was caused.
* How could they tell? “Hey, Luigi, did that stone bench have that crack in it yesterday?”
* What do you mean, how’d they break in? The thing is all windows!
* Gentlemen – a large sports arena is no place to enjoy a beer with your friend.
* Beer at 5:30 am. Long night, or getting an early start on the day?
* They got off easy. Usually, Italian officials feed American criminals to the lions.