Hard Times For Hookers

The oldest brothel in Hamburg, Germany is closing its doors. The madame says that they just can't make money in the hooker business any more.

The family-run Hotel Luxor, established in 1948, is being sold to an investor and will close down for good next month, madam Waltraud Mehrer said, according to the Hamburg Morgenpost and Bild newspapers.

She blamed the decline in business on easily available Internet porn, the rise of call-girl services, and "noisy discos and dance clubs" on the same street as her business, the newspapers reported.

"You can't make any big money selling sex in St. Pauli any more," she was quoted as saying, referring to the area that includes the red-light district. "The only thing still in operation are the table dance clubs."

Well, obviously, Eliot Spitzer hasn't been in Hamburg recently or they wouldn't be closing. They'd be putting on a new wing.