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ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Florida theater has mollified a passing motorist by substituting the word "hoohaa" for the clinical term for a female sexual organ on its marquee.
"We got a complaint about this play 'The Vagina Monologues,'" Bryce Pfanenstiel of the Atlantic Theater in Atlantic Beach told WJXT-TV. "We decided we would just use child slang for it. That's how we decided on 'Hoohaa Monologues.'"
Pfanenstiel said the call was from a woman who was "offended" that she had to explain the play's real title to her niece.
The play -- written by Eve Ensler -- is being presented by a group of law students who are donating the proceeds to charity. Pfanenstiel said the hoo-ha over the name will probably increase the gate.
In New York, appearing in "The Vagina Monologues" became trendy in certain circles. One well-known woman who put in some time on stage was Donna Hanover, a former TV newswoman whose marriage to then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani was on the rocks at the time.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, with Kate Upton gracing the cover, appeared on U.S. newsstands, as well as SI.com/Swimsuit Tuesday.
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UMEA, Sweden, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
A 29-year-old Swedish man faces multiple charges for pretending he was kidnapped to extort money from his parents, police said.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Texas police said they arrested an 18-year-old woman who led them on a chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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