Wil Wheaton celebrates after winning the World Series Of Strip Poker.

The More You Lose, The More You Have To Show For It

LAS VEGAS STRIP-- Wil Wheaton is starting to show his mettle, but he won't be showing anything else soon, because he has won this year's World Series of Strip Poker. Wheaton undressed eight other opponents at the final table to capture the title.

Wheaton a promising young poker star, has been polishing his poker game in recent months, playing in online strip poker tournaments at strip-pokerstars.com, and participating in celebrity stripdowns. This was his first material win.

Randy Jensen, the first gay sheriff in New Mexico.

Watch Your Back For This Firm New Hand Of The Law

APACHE PASS, NM-- New Mexico took a bold step into the twenty-first century when Apache Pass mayor Douglas Reynolds appointed the town's first openly homosexual sheriff, Randy Jensen.

Jensen, 24, will be immediately assuming the position...that former sheriff Fearless Freddy Fontaine left vacant. Fontaine left Apache Pass to work as a sheriff's instructor in Rat Poison, Nevada.

"I'm flattered and honored at being named the new sheriff of Apache Pass," Jensen said beamingly. "I'm really looking forward to its challenges, rewards, and the opportunity to redecorate the inside of the jail."

Jensen was chosen ahead of four other men of varying persuasions.

Madelaine Benefield is upset about the colour of the adornment on the cake she bought for her friend Louisa.

But Friends Get A Rise From Explicit Confection

OAKLAND, CA--Madelaine Benefield wanted to do something interesting for her best friend Louisa's 35th birthday. She thought that one of those erotic cakes would be just the thing to get a rise out of her girlfriend, who had been a little depressed about turning thirty-five.

So Madelaine decided to order an adult-themed cake from Bob's Erotic Cakes, and had them decorate it with male genitalia. But when Madelaine picked up the cake, her disappointment at the cake's confection cock was obvious--the cake and its adornment were vanilla, and not chocolate like she expected!

The savoury flavour of the Pacific Bearded Clam is an irresistible temptation to most people.

This Is One Tasty Treat

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST-- Refined diners appreciate the savoury taste of one of the Pacific's little-known seafood delicacies, the bearded clam. Renowned for its pungent, yet robust flavour, the bearded clam is a rare treat that is a genuine pleasure for the tongue.

This furry little mollusk is often compared to chicken in its texture, although it can smell fishy if not snatched up fresh. Inside its shell, the bearded clam stews in its own juices, and the delightful taste is revealed every time it is opened up.