[PLUG] prejudice against canadians at ecrix?

Clint phaedo@purdue.edu
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:33:47 -0500


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If you read carefully on many contests, you'll notice those
regulations.  I've seen them on the Monopoly Contests at
McDonalds, Contests from Taco Bell, etc.. I don't know
why they exist but they're pretty funny ;)

Sumanth Peddamatham wrote:
> 
> i dunno if anyone else entered to win the drive, but i found this amusing
> statement in the "official rules"
> http://www.vxa.com/extreme/contestRules.html
> 
> "Canadian residents must correctly answer a mathematical skill testing
> question without either human or mechanical aid, if selected as a winner, in
> order to receive a prize."
> 
> hahahahaha... does anyone have any idea why they put that in the rules?
> 
> all i can say is, "Blame Canada!"
> 
> sumanth p.
> 
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