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Why Don't I Just Wear a Sign that Says, "Too Ugly to Live?"

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You have done some good work, Dorothy. But, not enough people like you. I've been in 7852 conversations about who the best Golden Girl is, who is the favorite golden girl , who is the wisest Golden Girl, etc. So many say Dorothy Zbornak. They say it because Dorothy's wit is acerbic and smart. Being in the blow back of a Dorothy insult feels alive and the recipient is ready to create their own Dorothy: their own blow back, and their own piece of the cheesecake - even if just for a moment in time while resuming back to their Rose or their Blanche. But, no one actually likes  all of Dorothy. Dorothy is the last to have the date. Dorothy looks like Fess Parker. Dorothy is the one that has the fewest friends and the most painful stories about love, risk and vulnerability. Dorothy is the one that is the butt of the jokes about everything - but intellect and morality (except for sleeping with that married guy. Even Dorothy gets the blues). She is the subject of ridicule in