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| Bill Leary |
USOC Forces 'Ferret Olympics' Name Change
Sun Aug 14, 6:53 AM ET, AP Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. - After nine years of slippery, slinky competition, the Ferret
Olympics is being forced to change its name - the U.S. Olympic Committee has
threatened to sue.
An estimated 75 ferrets will vie for medals at the Ferret Agility Trials on
Sunday in events including the tube run and the paper bag escape. Only "they are
not Olympians anymore," organizer Melanee Ellis said with a laugh.
Full article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050814...DRpBHNlYwM3NTc-
- Bill
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| Ruth |
I read that in todays paper. That is pretty lame. We all know that the
Olympic Committee is just afraid that the ferrets are more popular than they
are.
Ruth
"Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com> wrote in message
news:Z-idnTx2ir7rz2LfRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> USOC Forces 'Ferret Olympics' Name Change
> Sun Aug 14, 6:53 AM ET, AP Associated Press
>
> EUGENE, Ore. - After nine years of slippery, slinky competition, the
> Ferret
> Olympics is being forced to change its name - the U.S. Olympic Committee
> has
> threatened to sue.
>
> An estimated 75 ferrets will vie for medals at the Ferret Agility Trials
> on
> Sunday in events including the tube run and the paper bag escape. Only
> "they are
> not Olympians anymore," organizer Melanee Ellis said with a laugh.
>
> Full article at:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050814...DRpBHNlYwM3NTc-
>
> - Bill
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| gator524@gmail.com |
I heard something about that on Fox News Channel, but wasn't really
paying attention. I didn't hear about the ferret thing, just that they
were asking all groups using the word "olymics" to cease and desist.
LOL How funny.........
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| Fhbythesea |
I just saw the trailer or scroller on the bottom of the screen on
CNN...
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
Shelter Wench in good standing
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org
Alas, How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the wise -
Louis Cyphre
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| Sandy and the Dook City Gang |
How lame of them. Afraid of a little competition. Pun intended.
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| Cinnamon Sprite |
Oh come on. How ridiculous! No matter, they'll always be little furry
Olympians to me. ;)
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| lin |
"Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com> wrote in message
news:Z-idnTx2ir7rz2LfRVn-tg@comcast.com...
> USOC Forces 'Ferret Olympics' Name Change
> Sun Aug 14, 6:53 AM ET, AP Associated Press
>
> EUGENE, Ore. - After nine years of slippery, slinky competition, the
> Ferret
> Olympics is being forced to change its name - the U.S. Olympic Committee
> has
> threatened to sue.
>
> An estimated 75 ferrets will vie for medals at the Ferret Agility Trials
> on
> Sunday in events including the tube run and the paper bag escape. Only
> "they are
> not Olympians anymore," organizer Melanee Ellis said with a laugh.
>
> Full article at:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050814...MDRpBHNlYwM3NTc
<rolling eyes> Perhaps the USOC would do better by pumping all the money
they spend on lawyers, back into their athletes & coaches! I know of at
least *one* swimming coach that could do w/ getting fired.
I wonder what the *IOC* thinks about this? God knows I've seen the Olympic
Rings used in an unauthorized manner all over the places where I've
traveled. Ferret Olympics seems pretty far down the priority list to me.
Some people have *no* sense to humor!
--
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, & Puck
To email me back, take out everything from "K" to "2"
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