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Thread ID: 119814	2011-08-11 05:25:00	Where's Pliny-The-Younger When You Need Him?	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1222478	2011-08-11 05:25:00	Maine 'Redneck Olympics' Reportedly Warned To Drop 'Olympics' Or Face Lawsuit The U . S . Olympic Committee says a Maine organizer will have to rename his "Redneck Olympics" games, saying the man doesn't have the right to use the word "Olympics" in the event's title . Redneck Olympics organizer Harold Brooks told FoxNews . com he received a telephone call Monday from a paralegal at the USOC warning him to change the name of his event or face a lawsuit . The redneck games in Maine last weekend included bobbing for pigs' feet, toilet-seat horseshoes, lawn mower races, a mud run and pie-eating contest . About 2,580 people attended the event in Hebron, a town with fewer than 1,000 residents, Brooks said . Despite a reported threat from the committee, Brooks said he's not going to change the name, saying the word has been around for 8,000 years . "It's a word that was used by the ancient Greeks," Brooks said . "This is just a bunch of rich people looking out for other rich people . It's sickening that if you own a lot of money, you can own everything -- even a word . " :devil LINK : . foxnews . com/sports/2011/08/10/maine-redneck-olympics-warned-to-drop-olympics/#ixzz1Ugsrpk5Q" target="_blank">www . foxnews . com	SurferJoe46 (51)
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