In a story from the Halifax Hearald (via fark.com), Olympic officials in Greece announced that fans may be barred admission if they bring in "unapproved" brands of food or drink into the games. Fans who just happen to wear the wrong brand of clothing, including hats, shirts, pants or shoes with corporate logos, may also be barred from entry.
Citing the need to prevent what they call "ambush marketing" without paying sponsorship fees, Greek officials in conjunction with the IOC came up with this doozy of a plan.
I don't know about you, but I'd be just a *little* pissed if I traveled all the way to Athens just to be told to leave because I was wearing a pair of Reeboks instead of Adidas.
Get a life, guys - the Olympics isn't about the almighty dollar/euro/drachma/whatever
. It's supposed to be about competition, sportsmanship and goodwill -- or at least it used to be.
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