Random Thoughts
Ima Hogg and her sisters
January 6, 2017
When I was a boy, I heard the story of a former Texas governor who was named “Hogg” and who had daughters named “Ima” and “Ura.”
I thought that was funny but also bizarre. Who in their right mind would saddle a child with a name like “Ima Hogg” or “Ura Hogg?”
Of course, their father had been the governor of Texas. Since when does that job require that one has to be in his right mind?
At any rate, I learned later that although the story was one that had been widely reported in news outlets over the years, it was only half true.
There once was a governor of Texas named Hog...
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