Word: beirutization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Mark Zuckerberg ’06-’07 cancelled a thefacebook.com-sponsored National Beirut Tournament four days after launching it in response to pressure from schools and advertisers affiliated with his site...
...attempt to bring people connected over his massive online network face to face, Zuckerberg and his staff launched a national Beirut championship for college students registered with the site just before intersession...
...objective of a Beirut game is to throw a ping pong ball into cups of beer placed on opposite sides of a table. When a player sinks the ball into a cup, a member of the opposing team must chug that cup of beer. The rules posted on thefacebook.com allowed for underage players to participate in the tournament drinking 2% milk in place of beer...
Thefacebook.com’s frequently asked questions page on the Beirut tournament stated: “We don’t want people to over-drink—it’s not healthy...Be careful in general...
...champion Beirut team would be awarded a $10,000 grand prize...