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In edgy print ad by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that connects eating burgers with impotence was killed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association when it compiled its Final Four Tournament Guide last month.
At the buzzer, the NCAA nixed the ad, which shows a large man eating a burger and carries the headline, “Don’t be a Whopper!”
Why did the NCAA balk? Officials cited poor taste and concerns over the infringment of Burger King’s “Whopper” trademark.
The print goes on to say that a recent Harvard University study linked eating meat to a heightened risk of prostate cancer, and even impotence, through the clogging of arteries.
NCAA officials could not be reached by press time, but Norfolk, Va.-based



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