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Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:52:15 +0000
The Loony Bin - http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ Hiya Loonies... Here's one for the American Football fans among us... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx ******************************************************* ******************************************************* *** *** *** THE LOONY BIN *** *** loonies@bloodaxe.com *** *** Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/ *** *** *** *******************Internet Goddess******************** **********************ANDROMEDA************************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- AP. Washington DC, Oct.23, 1998 The National Football League announced today that the Washington DC franchise will no longer be known as the Washington Redskins. The National Association for the Advancement of Native Americans in a separate announcement took credit for the change, and promised to intensify their efforts to get the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indian baseball franchises to do the same. This is the result of the combined efforts of Indian groups with other civil rights groups culminating in success after a five-year campaign to have the derogatory name changed, the NAANA announced. National Football League officials strongly deny the change was due to pressure from Indian or civil rights groups. The NFL states the changes were necessary to reflect the recent character of the team. The team will now be known as the Washington Tampons. This new name was felt to be appropriate because Washington is good for only one period and it does not have a second string. ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to loonies-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/