Yahoo Turns 10; Free Ice Cream for America

indiejade writes "It was 10 years ago today that Yahoo was born in a trailer outside Stanford University. Joining the celebration is Baskin Robbins, which is serving up a free scoop of ice cream in honor of the day Yahoo began climbing the ranks from its humble beginning. Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo joined CEO Terry Semel to kick off the stock market opening bell this morning. The Birthday Boys claim that they are happy with the steady growth of their company, and expressed no regrets for their "once upon a time" decision to fund Google. "Competition is good," they said prior to the opening bell this morning."

Comments

Yahoogle

[Anonymous Coward]

That's what they should call it, but it sounds like a Jewish expression meaning a cock up...

Yahoo for Yahoo!

[carninja]

Let's see if we can slashdot baskin-robins!

New phrase for handouts!

[qwertphobia]

free as in ice cream!

you heard it here first

Re:New phrase for handouts!

[jim_redwagon]

iDownload CEO: "I'd tell you who, but that'd be like eating ice cream before it was free"

Re:New phrase for handouts!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hmph, why does the title say free ice cream for America though, us Brits get it too! Are we really so unimportant that the purposley put 'America' in the title to ignore us?

Re:New phrase for handouts!

[stefanlasiewski]

Awww....

That's cute, as in beer.

ice cream

[suougibma]

Ice cream?!?! It's like 4 degrees outside!! How about some hot chocolate Baskin Robbins?!

Re:ice cream

[Ride-My-Rocket]

It's like 4 degrees outside!! How about some hot chocolate Baskin Robbins?!

Fortunately, Baskin Robbins also give you the option to consume ice cream INSIDE their stores.

Re:ice cream

[HazE_nMe]

63F here in Tucson, AZ. Perfect Baskin Robbins weather ;) I am going to plot a course through my city and hit up as many baskin robbins locations as possible. The slashdot effect indeed ;)

Re:ice cream

[xsupergr0verx]

Me too, and me too. Maybe I'll just keep going to the same one, but wearing different fake mustaches and hats.

Nooooo

[SlayerofGods]

You people have killed the web page!
Now I'll never find out how to get free ice cream. :(

Re:Nooooo

[BlueThunderArmy]

Now I'll never find out how to get free ice cream. :(

I hear Bittorrent is all the rage for free stuff online... oh wait.

No regrets, HAH!

[Parallax Blue]

I'm sure Yahoo must have SOME regrets after seeing how successful Google has become, and it's definitely taking traffic away from their own search engine. Anyone worth their salt on the internet has used Google at least once or uses it daily. Yahoo can't be happy about that. But they're moving in the right direction with free ice cream, can't beat that.

Big Spenders

[pmike_bauer]

Joining the celebration is Baskin Robbins, which is serving up a free scoop of ice cream

One scoop?

Baskin Robins!

[malus]

Well, looks like I'm not getting my free scoop. Walmart has run Baskin Robins out of town.

Re:Baskin Robins!

[nizo]

Dear Baskin Robbins,
Since I am too fat and lazy from eating your product to go get some down at the local store and my friend malus doesn't have one where he lives, could you drop a few free scoops into envelopes and mail them to us please? Thanks.

Nothing like a thimble full of ice cream

[Anonymous Coward]

After shoveling 10" of wet, heavy snow.

word

[SweetAndSourJesus]

The ice cream is only free if the time it takes you to get to the store is worth nothing.

We could use some free ice here too!

[Yomers]

We could use some free ice cream too, here in Russia.. But no, as always with nice free cheesy stuff, like ipods or icecream or whatever, it's US only ;)

You poor baby

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know about the rest of the country, but right now in Dallas it's 45 degrees.

Most of the rest of the country would give their left nut for that temperature.

Re:Assertion not supported by article

[gkuz]

I emailed the on-duty editor about this

And you actually expected something to happen?

Save the e-mail and send it again after they post a dupe of this story tomorrow.

Anyone read the fine print on the coupon?

[YukiKotetsu]

Limit one coupon per customer while supplies last, or for the first 300 coupons presented for redemption at each store, whichever is less. Good only at participating continentals U.S. stores.

Consumer may pay applicable tax. ... so reading that, if more than 300 people actually redeem this, I'm out? I have to pay tax on it if I try to eat in the place? Of course, they can choose to not participate as well.

I'm going here tonight with my girlfriend for free ice cream. If they don't honor my coupon, I'm kicking them in the jimmy.

Weird?

[Reignking]

Here's the title on the article:
Weird? Baskin Robbins Celebrates Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday...

But the TITLE on my browser reads
Weird Baskin Robbins Celebrates Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday...

Re:Shades of Reese's

[Afrosheen]

"Hey, you got Google in my Yahoo"

I bet in certain parts of the world, that refers to a certain sex act, or at least, the immediately post-coital part.

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Re:Yahoo indeed

[afidel]

If you're smart and somewhat personable you'll get a lot more than just icecream free today. Go to a couple bars. Buy a drink or two. Talk to the bartender, and after a while mention it's your 21st. Chances are you will get a free drink or two at each place =)

Damn, that sucks!

[bezuwork's friend]

The coupon printed out in a full page of color. Having just bought an HP color cartridge, I'm wondering if it just isn't cheaper to buy the ice cream directly.

he?!

[tuxette]

Let's see. My name is tuxette. And to add to that, I posted an ice cream recipe on slashdot. And you think I'm a he?

Stop taking that "there are no women on /." myth too seriously...

Oh, and I'm an American living in Europe...

It's a sick joke...

[dep01]

"Muahahahaaa... We'll serve them FREE ice cream in the COLDEST month of the yeaaarrrr!"

here you go

[tuxette]

Show us your tits.

(.)(.)

Re:here you go

[Anonymous Coward]

Huh huh... I think I just scored.

Re:In Alaska...

[__aajfby9338]

Yeah, but they call it "milk" there.

Re:Baskin Robbins sucks

[forrestt]

Or for you doctors/nurses:

Mango ice cream (you need an ice cream maker for this)

300,000 milligrams pureed flesh of honey mango
90,000 milligrams sugar
3 cc's lemon juice
50 cc's cream, whipped until almost stiff
200 cc's whole milk (lowfat is OK)
1 egg yolk

Mix all ingredients except cream together. Fold in cream, blend well. Chill mixture according to ice cream maker's instructions. This will take around 40 minutes.