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marmar

(77,078 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:19 AM Jul 2012

Olympic Cash Race: Corporate giants take gold, Londoners lose out

All eyes are on London today as the Olympics extravaganza kicks off. The athletes are all set and spectators are pouring into the British capital - but the preparations for the Games have been plagued by countless security, traffic and political problems.

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Olympic Cash Race: Corporate giants take gold, Londoners lose out (Original Post) marmar Jul 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #1

The Olympics, nothing but a huge marketing scam. fasttense Jul 2012 #2

Welcome to the corporate globe Plucketeer Jul 2012 #3

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

1. Du rec. Nt

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:33 AM

Jul 2012

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

2. The Olympics, nothing but a huge marketing scam.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 10:17 AM

Jul 2012

It use to be about athletes it's now all about how much you can sell.

Imagine Londoners can NOT use the words Olympics, Gold or Summer in any local marketing.

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

3. Welcome to the corporate globe

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 11:58 AM

Jul 2012

At least we don't have to worry about extra-terrestrials poking around here for "intelligent life".

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