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   From: basil@spamspamspam.com   
      
   On 2017\04\07 15:55, Davey wrote:   
   > On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 13:28:28 +0100   
   > Basil Jet  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2017\04\05 10:58, burfordTjustice wrote:   
   >>> LOL!!  One too many...LOL   
   >>> Ouch.   
   >>>   
   >>> Shia LaBeouf Thriller ‘Man Down’ Sells Just One Ticket at U.K. Box   
   >>> Office   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> “Man Down,” a war thriller with Shia LaBeouf, grossed just £7   
   >>> ($8.70) when it premiered in a single U.K. theater over the   
   >>> weekend, according to ComScore. That’s the equivalent of selling a   
   >>> single ticket, given that the U.K. Cinema Association puts the   
   >>> average movie admission cost in the country at £7.21.   
   >>   
   >> I hope the entire audience shouted "He will not divide us" with one   
   >> voice.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Back in the day, a name ending with an 'a' denoted a female, an 'o'   
   > denoted a male. So, as I have not seen a photo of this Shia, and   
   > therefore have no image to associate with the name, I still see the   
   > name in print and think automatically that it's referring to a female.   
   > How confusing. Why can't they stick to the rules?   
   >   
   > His Wikipedia entry contains this information:   
   > "His first name is pronounced to rhyme with "hiya"   
      
   So we're supposed to make it rhyme with Miss Piggy's karate noise?   
   https://youtu.be/B90kQuKeu3o?t=6m19s   
      
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