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June 22, 2012 01:44 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/x9ia_AFRn7w/us-olympic-committee-says-sorr.html
US Olympic Committee says sorry to knitters whom it claimed "denigrated" the games
The US Olympic Committee has apologized for describing the knitters' Ravelympics as "denigrating" to real athletes. Ravelympics are an activity on Ravelry, a community for knitters, in which members compete to complete knitting projects while watching Olympic events, producing hybrids like the "afghan marathon" and "scarf hockey." The Olympic Committee, worried that they will have [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/x9ia_AFRn7w/us-olympic-committee-says-sorr.html
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