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No, they don't understand the purpose of the name.

It will always be a satire and a joke in the heart of the individual who will others well.



I'm not sure why you think that. The name comes from a (probably apocryphal) story about how the audience at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre would throw rotten tomatoes at the cast of plays they didn't enjoy. It's industry jargon for a bad review.


Feel free to explain instead of assert.




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