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50. but you don't, or shouldn't, judge the rest of the world by that standard

For example, compared to a guy who is 7' 2" a guy who is 6' 8" is relatively "short". But wouldn't it be stupid if a high school basketball team had a center who was 7' 2" and four other players who were 6' 8" and you said "Well, except for the center, the rest of the team is short."

Or if you had an offensive lineman who was 410 pounds and the rest were 340 and you said "Well, except for Mandarich, the rest of the offsensive line is small."

Sure, Chicago is far, far larger than Peoria, but that doesn't make Peoria "small" or "rural" if just makes Chicago monstrously, freakishly, disgustingly large. to wit, http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/64