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Remember...No Streaking Allowed!

By Janet Evans
Monday, Jul 14 2008, 11:49 AM



If you are planning on attending the Olympics in Beijing...be warned...streaking will not be tolerated.

But you probably knew that already.

Beijing has advised spectators of a list of items that should not be brought to the Olympics, and high on the list is banners.

Even a banner such as Go, China! will not be permitted ...

"We advise that you do not bring banners of any kind to the Games because we must create a fair play environment for the athletes from all countries," Huang Keying, deputy director of spectator services division at the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), told a news conference.

"The kind of banner with "Go China!" on it would be unfair for athletes from other countries."

Umbrellas will be permitted as the Chinese are not particularly fond of sun bathing.

Personally, if I were attending the Olympics in China, I would read all of the rules very carefully....

Read the story from Reuters    í  here


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