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How Hot is Your Candidate?
As hot as a rapper? As a religious leader? As a cartoon character?We took a list of last week's 25,000 most popular Lycos user searches, scanned for potential presidential candidates, then paired each candidate with a pop culture figure who got the same number of searches. The results, from the most popular names to the least, are below.
Al Gore
Jay-Z
Bill Bradley
Stone Cold Steve Austin
George W. Bush
Homer Simpson
Jesse Ventura
Alanis Morissette
John McCain
Sophia Loren
Donald Trump
The Dalai Lama
Pat Buchanan
Marvin the Martian
Steve Forbes
Howard Hughes
Did not qualify: Gary Bauer, Orrin Hatch, Alan Keyes, Ross Perot, Bob Smith.
Notes: We used each candidate's most commonly-searched name. Comparisons apply for these precise names only; searches for Albert Gore are not included in Al Gore totals. "Equally popular" means plus or minus 5 total user searches. (Sorry, we can't reveal exact search numbers.) For amusement purposes only; please do not base your vote on this list.
Now then: here's what else you've been searching for on Lycos the past few days:
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| Payne Stewart | |
| The tragic and eerie plane crash that killed golfer Payne Stewart drew a rush of searches. |
| | | Brooke Burke | |
| Lingerie model Brooke Burke was featured in Esquire magazine last April, and seems to be surging again now. |
| | | Baseball Brouhaha | |
| Gamblin' retiree Pete Rose and sports reporter Jim Gray duked it out in a Sunday night interview. |
| | | Ron's Angels | |
| A California photographer intends to auction the eggs of beautiful models to the highest-bidding infertile couples at a site called Ron's Angels. Controversial, to say the least. |
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| Mystery Terms |
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Today's mystery term:
Dice
This one has us stumped. Does anyone know why dice are suddenly popular? (Or are we just getting more visits from Pete Rose?)
Post your explanation on our boards.
For previous mystery terms, visit the Lycos 50 archives.
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Case Closed? |
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Recent mystery terms solved:
MERCY: It seems that "No Mercy" was the latest pay-per-view extravaganza of the WWF (#6 on your Lycos 50). The event went off last weekend, which seems about the right timing for the searches we've seen. Tip of the hat to reader Tiffany L. for the explanation.
There's more! No Mercy is also the name of an up-and-coming Latin pop band, points out friendly user boards
AMANDA: We have two winners here. Amanda Bynes is the star of The Amanda Show, a goofy comedy that just debuted on Nickelodeon. Actress Amanda Peet stars in another new show, Jack and Jill. Thanks to detective boards for the former tip, and inspectors boards and boards for the latter.
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Lycos 50 Bonus List:
Top Creepy Critters |
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The nine most-searched-for ghouls on Lycos last week:
9. Zombies
8. Headless Horseman
7. Werewolves
6. Skeletons
5. Frankenstein
4. Mummies
3. Vampires
2. Ghosts
1. Witches
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Wednesday, October 27
Woolly Mammoths and Iron Mike | |
Tuesday, October 26
Halloween clobbers Pokemon | |
Monday, October 25
Rock band GLAY; words ending in -gry | |
Friday, October 22
One Tonya, two Amandas, and many fiery dishwashers | |
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Hooray for Bollywood!
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