
Welcome to this week's selection of Picks, where we've been contemplating cute, fuzzy puppies. As everyone knows, you can get a really good---
...This is Yahoo! Picks correspondent Cassandra Poupon-Gulden-French reporting live from the Unofficial Colman's Mustard site. Though it is unofficial at this time, we have learned that in order to make Goanese Curried Fish, you need one teaspoon of Colman's mustard. The general mood on the street is positive, Sam, but people are wondering, is it a coincidence that in order to make Koorma Vegetable Curry and Golden Chicken Breasts you also need at least one teaspoon of Colman's? At this point we just don't know. Perhaps the situation is best summed up by a local chef who said, while shielding his face from the camera, "No condiment!" Back to you, Dan.
Thanks, Hal. And now this. In a surprise turn of events, we've learned that Andy does in fact like Mary. Sources close to YPicks tell us that he recently sent Mary a Secret Admirer message telling her so. We've been able to confirm that upon receiving the news, Mary sent a Secret Admirer message of her own to Jon. An associate of Jon's speaking off the record confirmed that he got the email, but we are unable to establish if he knows it's from Mary. Jon declined an interview with us today, but as we were escorted from the building, we did overhear him mutter, "Does anyone know Aaron's email address?" Is there a match yet? By all accounts, no, but we'll keep you updated as the story unfolds. Back to you, Fred.
Maria, this special YPicks summer report comes to you live from atop a lonely precipice in a vastly mountainous region of the Great Outdoors. With nothing but blue sky and stars to steer us, we've hiked three days from base camp into the middle of nowhere. Our chaperone is GearFinder, best described as a "comprehensive guide to hiking and camping gear anywhere." With a systematic approach, GearFinder was able to find for us backpacks, boots, sleeping bags, tents, and all other necessary equipment. Now that we've established camp with the obligatory beans roasting on the porta-stove, you might ask, "What are you doing there?" Fair question, Connie. We'll return with an update when we've figured it out. For now, back to you.
This just in: A new study shows that playing Shockwave games provides powerful health benefits. It's true! Scientists at The Journal of Interactive Malarkey have discovered that 10 minutes spent enjoying funny online diversions such as CNN's Now Ear This can extend your life by as much as 30 years. In the report, doctors outlined how 9 out of 10 Internet users who "matched the funny sound-bytes to the famous faces" at this site were rewarded with increased blood flow to the brain and a "warm, happy feeling." Further studies are planned, but these preliminary results are encouraging. Of course, it may be years before the FDA approves Shockwave for use without a prescription. Now, here's Stu with sports.
Thanks, Big Guy. Let's go to the videotape. It happened tonight in Tennessee! Vanderbilt has put up some big numbers, and I'm not talking foosball, here. I'm talking abstracts of network news reports. That's right! Vanderbilt's News Archive goes deep. All the way back, back, back to 1968. The site's got just about every television news broadcast from the past twenty-nine years. These courageous Commodores are breaking all the records for compelling archival information. Hey, Gene, when's your birthday? June 20? Okay, let's go to the archive! June 20, 1977. Dr. Christiaan Barnard transplants a baboon heart into a human. The Alaskan Oil Pipeline opens for business. Congress considers airline deregulation. More clips at eleven! Back to you, Elaine.
Thanks, Alfonse. And now we turn to the world of goatsucking, where there have been several major developments. Chupapalooza, from Parascope magazine, provides a world of useful information on the Chupacabra, aka Goatsucker, aka the "Big Foot of Puerto Rico," aka "Bill." Our sources reveal that the site provides a chronology, picture gallery, and background information on this other-worldly creature with a livestock-slaughtering habit. We're also getting sketchy reports of the existence of so-called "Goatsucker song lyrics." One of Barry Manilow's people informs us, in the key of C, "His name is Chupa, the Chupacabra, with ugly spikeys in his hair and a spine exposed to air." Back to you, Felita.
Thanks, Dan. And now the weather. This weekend, the outlook is for sunshine and at least three hours of good surf. I'm here at Treasure Island, a three-hour weekly online audio show featuring "lost treasures" and "old favourites," brought to you each and every Sunday via RealAudio. Don't worry if you can't tune in for the live broadcast; all shows are archived and ready for listening anytime. Your host, Michael Godin, spins classics from The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" to Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife" to Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love." Don't miss the TV Theme of the week. Where else are you going to hear the Batman theme and "Volaré" on the same program? Now, back to the studio...
This just in, Olivia. King Edward VIII has abdicated his throne, Vice President Nixon has given a major address about a dog named Checkers, Harry Truman has been inaugurated, General Macarthur has said he will return, and John F. Kennedy claims the Cubans are harboring missiles a lot bigger than cigars. We'll be going live to the scene momentarily via Audionet's World's Greatest Speeches. We'll also listen to, among others, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan's inaugural addresses, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and George Bush on the bombing of Iraq. But first let's go to the Green Grocer!
Wait a minute, Annette, we have a special report on the Wars for Vietnam. Our initial information on this site is that it's a great resource for anyone interested in the military involvement of the United States and France in Southeast Asia. The site offers an overview of the period between 1954 and 1975, and we can also now confirm, Bernie -- wait a minute, it's coming in over my earpiece, yes it's official -- the use of hyperlinked documents. The Geneva Peace Accords, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, memos, phone conversations -- they're all included, Larry. This site is a great way to learn about the long history of the Vietnam conflict.
....and then Phillipe said to little Coco, "Please. The veal is not a toy." And how!
So, that's it for this week's Picks. Puppies, arc-welding, and the lives of the French Symbolist Poets. It's going to be hard to top this one, but next week we'll give it a shot. Until then, take it easy and, as always, take your pick(s).
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