THE BUZZ.

Byline: - Staff and Wire Services

IF ONLY THEY'D SAY, 'I DO': A poll finds that more men say that Jessica Alba tops their list as the girl they want to ``marry,'' but would they bring the Hollywood actress home to mom?

According to the Internet site AskMen.com, a survey of 2.4 million men picked the ``Fantastic Four'' star as the No. 1 potential marrying material, says James Bassil, editor in chief of the site.

The 24-year-old hottie, who once dated New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, edges out Jude Law's ex Sienna Miller (on the rebound?) and Angelina Jolie (sans Brad Pitt presumably) as the woman they'd like to retire to Florida with.

Bassil says they encouraged those surveyed not to go for looks alone, and he believes the survey accurately reflects their readers' real desire for a ``long-term relationship.'' Sure. (He probably believes in the tooth fairy, too.)

Obviously that urge for a long-term relationship is reflected in the fact next that the next desirable female was Victoria's Secret bombshell model Adriana Lima. (You can tell a lot about a woman by the lingerie she wears.) Others on the list were ``Access Hollywood'' TV correspondent Maria Menounos, Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman and Eva Longoria, who probably isn't that desperate.

JACKO IN GERMANY: Michael Jackson offered a brief glimpse of himself during a visit to a friend in the northern German city of Hamburg.

The 47-year-old pop star waved to fans Sunday through a gap in the curtains in one of the windows of the house.

Police confirmed that Jackson had been in Hamburg since Thursday. He was staying with the family of Wolfgang Schleiter, a music manager.

More than 100 fans gathered in freezing temperatures outside the house in the city's Niendorf district.

Last week, Jackson was spotted shopping in a mall in Manama, Bahrain, hiding his face behind a veil and donning a black robe traditionally worn by women in the Gulf.

He was with three children, apparently his own, who also had their faces covered by dark scarves. An unidentified woman accompanied them.

Jackson was acquitted in June on child molestation charges in California. The pop star, who seems to be settling in the Persian Gulf, was seen leaving Marina Mall in the Bahrain capital, holding a child by the hand.

HEY, HEY, THEY'RE THE MONKEYS: The Arctic Monkeys' first album, ``Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,'' has become the fastest-selling debut in British chart history, with sales of more than 360,000 copies during its first week on the charts.

Figures from the Official UK Charts Co., which compiles all album sales in Britain, show the Sheffield foursome easily smashed the record previously held by pop band Hear'Say. Their ``Popstars'' album - the result of a hugely popular reality television show - sold just over 306,000 copies in a week in March 2001.

``This album clearly didn't have that launch pad,'' HMV spokesman Phil Penman said Monday. ``This album was launched on the back of word of mouth, music reviews and the quality of the music itself.''

In just its first day of release, on Jan. 24, almost 120,000 copies of the album were sold.

The Monkeys, signed to independent record label Domino, shot to fame in a matter of months, thanks partly to clever use of the Internet to market their music.

Excellent media reviews followed, and the group's debut singles, ``I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor'' and ``When the Sun Goes Down,'' both topped the British singles chart.

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(1) Michael Jackson arrives Monday at the airport in Hamburg, Germany, where he was visiting a friend. Jackson has lately given up Neverland for digs in the Middle East nation of Bahrain.

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(2) Nyah-nyah-nyah 'Nanny'

Emma Thompson made this gesture through a window prior to a photo call Monday in Berlin to promote her ``Nanny McPhee'' movie.

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(3) ALBA

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