--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.beaufortgazette.com/24hour/sports/story/744015p-5402117c.html > > USOC gets catty over 'Rat Olympics'
> LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A small event at a small > Nebraska college has caught > the eye of a large national committee. > Organizers of Nebraska Wesleyan University's annual > "Rat Olympics" have > been told by the U.S. Olympic Committee to change > the name of the 28-year-old event... <snip> > The Rat Olympics are the annual Behavioral Learning > Principles class > project to teach rats to perform in various > competitive events. The > competition has been featured on local and national > media outlets... <snip> > Wesleyan will hold a contest to choose a new name > for the competition, Olson said. > > Until then, it's being called "the event formerly > known as the Rat Olympics," she said. <LOL> Thanks for the laugh! Even if I do think it's ridiculous to chase down a tiny group like this for infringement...does the USOC actually fear that people around the world will trek to Nebraska to watch this mighty event? Or spend boodles of money on RO caps, T-shirts and mugs? Will there be a rat champion on a Wheaties box?!? Hmm, that reminds me: I read or heard that in an experiment, rats were fed either the sugary kids' cereal (something like Lucky Charms, I suppose) or the packaging boxes the cereal came in (paperboard & waxed paper) -- and those eating the packaging material survived longer. :P Maybe That's Just An Urban Legend Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
