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Not-so-gay days at Dollywood.


0rganizers of the annual Gay Day at Dollywood said they were only bringing more business to the Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States
Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States.
 theme park, but they were asked to remove the park's name from a Web site promoting the event. "What are we supposed to say, "I'm I'm  

Contraction of I am.

Our Living Language Speakers of some scattered varieties of American English sometimes use I'm instead of I've or I have in present perfect constructions, as in
 going to the theme park run by the woman with the big breasts?'" asked Nashville resident and organizer Michael Romanello.

But Dollywood spokesman Pete Owens said the park was not trying to stop anyone from attending the May 22 event and was only protecting the Dollywood trademark.

Doug Swallow swallow, common name for small perching birds of almost worldwide distribution. There are about 100 species of swallows, including the martins, which belong to the same family. Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and weak feet. , founder of Gay and Lesbian Day at Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando
Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
, said his group has never had a problem using the Disney name and that Dollywood may have overstepped its bounds. Use of the park's name, he said, "falls within fair use" for a group promoting ticket sales.
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Title Annotation:Business
Author:Barrett, Jon
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U6TN
Date:Jun 8, 2004
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