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Sticks and Stones...

Here are some words you will want to avoid in your marketing if you want to stay on the good side of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics as well as suggested alternatives:

'02........................................Tutu
'00........................................007
2000.....................................1000
2002.....................................1002
Vancouver '10..........................Vancouver & Bo Derek
Vancouver 2-10........................Vancouver 2x4
Vancouver 2'10.........................Vancouver 4'10
'10..........................................'9
2010.......................................2011
Gold Medal..............................Gold Necklace
Game Plan...............................Game Itinerary
Host Country............................Hostess Twinkies
Bid Booster..............................Budweiser Beer
Bid Champion..........................Bits and Bites
Beijing and Beyond...................Before and After
I'm backing the Bid..................It's Biting my Back
It's Our Time To Shine..............It' My Turn in the Washroom
For The Fire Within...................Bricker Bracker Firecracker Six Boom Bah
Celebrate the Impossible..........Celebrate My Birthday (Pre-40)
Driven by Dreams.....................Driven by Mom
Road to Whistler.......................Road to Hana
Road to Vancouver....................Road to Hedley
Driven by Nature.......................Driven by Nurture
Road to Beijing.........................Bay City Rollers
We're Next...............................We're Almost Next
Friend......................................Acquaintance
Let the Dreams Begin................Let the Games Begin
See You in Beijing.....................See You in Awhile
See You in Whistler...................See You on Tuesday
See You in Vancouver................See You in my Dreams

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