For many years I wanted to write some kind of humorous/satirical story about my brother Homer's name and the childhood teasing he endured because of it. Considering that my mother had named two of my sisters Gladys and Beulah, I always felt lucky she chose Betty for me (but now that Ugly Betty is a TV pilot, I'm not so sure about that anymore). Siblings Dottie, John, Jr. and Philmore fared rather well in the name...
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