A good Jewish Grandmother Joke can answer this question. It's one I tell often:

A rabbi is standing at the front of the packed sanctuary. "Morris, he was a good man, a mensch. We'll remember him fondly."

Someone stands up in the back an yells "Give him some chicken soup! Give him some chicken soup!"

(For those who don't know, chicken soup is sometime referred to as "Jewish Penicillin." The cure-all. And Jewish grandmothers, mine included, are known for saying "Here, you should eat something.")

Everyone turns around to see it's a little old woman.

"He's already dead," the rabbi said. "It isn't going to help."

"It couldn't hurt," she said.

So, give The Gulf some Hooters chicken soup--it couldn't hurt.

PS: a little about the story would be helpful. I read the question and thought it was a joke.

Until I looked it up. And I quote:

Hooters Girls to Help Boobs at BP Clean Up Gulf Oil Disaster

Of all the varied methods being suggested to clean up oil floating in the Gulf of Mexico, the one that may turn a few heads comes courtesy of Hooters girls.

The waitresses who are usually eyed for their physical endowments instead of their mental ingenuity will be donating their used pantyhose to the clean up effort. The hose will be filled with human hair and act as a natural absorbing device to help remove some of the sludge that is encroaching the sensitive wetlands all along the Gulf Coast.

Frankly, as cockamamie as this sounds, any idea that removes the oil is a good one, and Hooters plans to collect at least 100,000 pairs of hose. This is very green. The hose is made of synthetics, which would normally be tossed into a landfill where it would break down over decades and possibly release toxins into the soil. Instead, the hose will be used to remove the far more toxic oil and will then be treated as hazardous waste.

The pantyhose that are collected will be shipped to environmental agencies and non-profit organizations Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust, which will then be used to create a boom. The booms are then grouped together and sent out into the Gulf to absorb and block the oil from reaching the coast. All of Hooters 380 domestic locations are collecting the pantyhose for a 4 week period to create 15 miles of booms.

"Who would have thought our Hooters Girls' pantyhose would have a use other than making the girls' legs look great," stated Mike McNeil, Vice President of Marketing, Hooters of America. "The Hooters Girls friendly service has just become environmental friendly as well."

In a press release issued by Hooters, Inc., it is being announced that in an effort to assist the non-profit groups Indigo Oceanic and Matter of Trust, waitresses at Hooters are donating their laundered used nylons for the creation of booms to soak up oil that has spilled in the Gulf of Mexico. Stuffed with hair, fur and fleece, the nylons create mini-booms which serve as collection devices to absorb oil off the surface of the ocean and in waterways affected by the spill.

Hoping to create up to 15 miles of booms, all Hooters locations are participating in the collection effort for the next four weeks.

"Who would have thought our Hooters Girls' pantyhose would have a use other than making the girls' legs look great," stated Mike McNeil, Vice President of Marketing, Hooters of America. "The Hooters Girls friendly service has just become environmental friendly as well."

"Matter of Trust would like to thank Hooters for its support and generosity to the Gulf Spill Clean Up Program," stated Lisa Gautier, President of Matter of Trust. "We are so grateful to all the Hooters Girls and for the 100,000 pairs of pantyhose which will be stuffed with hair, fur & fleece to make "booms" that are donated to protect the harbors and marshlands."