Jhannet Sejas, 19, pleaded guilty last week in Arlington County General District Court to one misdemeanor count of filming a motion picture in a movie house owned by Regal Cinemas. The statute, like the 37 others nationwide sponsored by the motion picture industry, deems filmgoers guilty for filming a "portion" or a "portion thereof" of a movie.
I have no firm position on the legality or lack of same in videotaping movies in theatres. I do feel strongly, though, that naming a child "Jhannet" should result in a felony charge against her parents.
It reminds me of a woman I knew who was named Julia, one of the prettiest, I think, female names. Unfortunately her numerologist had convinced her that she needed to add a "U" and an "H" to it to make it "numerologically correct." So, where do you add "uh" to "Julia"?
Julia-UH, that's where.
Needless to say, the wedding was off.