Need Proof Of What A Bizarre, Viagra-esque World We Live In? ... Look no further than Gluek Brewing Co. of Cold Spring, Minn. (Cold Spring, Minn., just sounds fresh and clean, doesn't it?) Anyway, the brewer has come up with a fortified beer (yes, fortified beer) that it is passing off as not only healthy, but also energy-producing.

Yup, it's called "Hard E," and you have to keep reading to find out what's in it.

Well, It Is The Oldest Profession, Right? ... Here's a story of a louse of a man no matter which way you look at it. Seems that a 39-year-old man was selling a truck, and there was a 44-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio, who was looking to buy.

The two bargained as you would expect in just about any used-car deal, ending with a makeshift, handwritten contract signed by both of them. Seems that if the woman were to perform some agreed-upon sex acts, he would discount the truck price.

And, knowing that a louse was involved, you can fairly well guess what happened.

However, This Might Even Be Older ... I won't start this bit with the clich? "Who says you can't buy love?" But I very well could. An apparently wealthy man who took out an ad in a New York City magazine offering $200,000 to the person who introduces him to a woman whom he eventually marries has paid off.

The doctor, writes the Ananova Web site, is still single a month later, but is "having the time of his life" sorting through snail mail and e-mail responses.

A few notes: He's 52, lives with his mother and is willing to spend $3,000 (on the ad) to find a nice date. Hmmmmm ...

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