What city has two names twice?

[Laurence Horn]

>Then there was the afternoon dj on WNEW in NY ... William B. Williams: he
>always claimed that his middle name was Bill!

no relation to Wm Carlos Wms.  Maybe there's something about William(s).

L

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>On 11/1/06, Orion Montoya <gorion at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Wikipedia:
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>>Billy Dee Williams (born William December Williams Jr. on 6 April 1937
>>in New York City)
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>>So blame the grandparents.  Any ANS-ers who can talk about the
>>likelihood that Sr. was born in December?
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>>O.
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>>On 10/27/06, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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>>>  I've always assumed that Billy Dee Williams' given name is William
>>>  Williams.  What were his parents thinking?
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