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Re: Atlanta (was Re: Help needed)

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From: Yvonne Lee
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1993 00:36
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csm@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris Chan) writes:

>THey did in fact change the name.  The committee in charge
>of the Olympics in Atlanta hired some advertising-like group
>in LA and they changed it's name to "Izzit".  They also 
>modified it a little, I believe, so that it was more
>aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

The character's name is Izzy, a name chosen in a contest for elementary
school children, but what does that have to do with want ads?
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Subject: Re: Atlanta (was Re: Help needed)
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