Business has taken a dive at Nevada's legal brothels. Turns out people are getting screwed at the gas pumps instead---

A severed foot, the sixth in less than a year, washed up on Vancouver Island Wednesday. Police are interviewing several suspects, including Kenny Loggins---

According to Australian and U.S. climate researchers, the world's oceans have warmed 50 percent faster over the last 40 years than previously thought due to climate change.  Researchers are particularly concerned with the mysterious patches of warm, yellow water near where some kids are swimming.

WOULD YOU BUY A Burger King Whopper for $190.00??. . . IF IT CAME WITH ONIONS DEEP FRIED IN CRISTAL CHAMPAGNE???

If you can afford a transatlantic flight to Britain, you probably have enough money to splurge on a $190 burger. 

--It's made with wagyu beef (which is special because of its heavy marbling) . . . white truffles . . . high class Italian prosciutto . . . Iranian saffron . . . pink Himalayan rock salt . . . and onions deep fried in Cristal champagne.

--No, you can't buy this burger at some high-end, hoity-toity restaurant . . . you can only get it in the U.K. . . . at Burger King. 

Al Gore is using more electricity than ever despite pledging to cut consumption more than a year ago, a libertarian think tank claims.

According to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, the annual electricity usage at Gore's mansion in Nashville has risen by 10 percent.

The TCPR branded the former Vice President a "hypocrite" in February 2007 after discovering that his home consumed nearly 221,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in the previous year -- more than 20 times the national average.

Gore responded by saying that he was in the process of giving the house a major energy-efficient makeover, fitting solar panels, low-energy light bulbs, and a geothermal heating and cooling system.

But the center allegedly got a hold of his electricity bill again, this time comparing electricity consumption between the 12 months before June 2007, when it says he installed his new technology, and the year since then.

It says the figures show the Gore residence uses an average of 17,768 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month --1,638 kilowatt-hours more energy per month than before the renovations.

The average American household consumes 11,040 kilowatt-hours of electricity in an entire year, according to the Energy Information Administration.

But Gore spokeswoman Kalee Kreider scoffs at the claim. The Gores' utility bills have gone down 40 percent since the green retrofit, she said, thanks largely to their new geothermal heating and cooling system, which cut their natural gas bills by 90 percent.

Explaining the electricity consumption, she said the three-year renovation of the house wasn't finished until November so it was too early to draw a before-and-after comparison.

She also stressed that the Gores participate in a local "green power switch" program, which allows them to buy electricity from renewable resources such as wind power and methane gas.

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research says it obtained information about Gore's home energy use through a public records request to the Nashville Electric Service.

Weightlifting Accident .. man shows off his progress by dropping a barbell on his chest .. his wife can't help him because she's pregnant .. he then passes gas as the bar slams down on him .. his girl makes fun of his plumber's crack

My Wife Became A Man .. Larry Roach, of Tampa, Florida, is making national headlines because he pays $1,250-a-month in alimony to his ex-wife, who had a sex change. He talks about her mustache, penis and beard.

(The first wave of President Bush's economic stimulus checks arrive today.  Not sure how you'll spend your $600?  Let us help out with today's list of the . . .)

*TOP THINGS TO SPEND YOUR ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHECK ON***

--A quarter-tank of gas.

--Home improvements.  So your house will be worth only 110% less than you paid for it.

--Several copies of the Koran, so you can understand where Obama's coming from.

--Some guns and a Bible to ease all your bitterness.

--500 "Calvin peeing" bumper stickers, so there will never be any doubt about your preference of Chevys over Fords.

--Appetizers with Star Jones.  After all, she's a single lady now.

--Give it to someone who needs it more than you . . . just kidding, buy a PS3.