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	Matthew	And why would anyone in their right mind want to live there anyways? When it's not Africa hot (summer) or Siberia cold (winter), you have to worry about being pissed on by R. Kelly...   Posted by Matthew on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 9:46 AM [Reply to this]

	Michelle	"Drip, drip, drip..."   Posted by Michelle on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:43 AM [Reply to this]

	Michelle	Wow! Have you any idea how much you can get for those CDs?! I'll send you my Ipod so you can load her right up! Awesome...   Posted by Michelle on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 3:44 AM [Reply to this]

	bob loblaw™	I actually had a theory that Chicago was Metropolis. Superman is a mid-western raised guy...why would he move to NY? Gotham City is NY. Metropolis is Chicago.    Posted by bob loblaw™ on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 10:13 PM [Reply to this]

	Maria	http://cg.channel.aol.com/photo-gallery/quirky-landmarks #13 of 51 There seems to be a discrepency about location of Metropolis and I happen to come by that news link today. Metropolis is at the very Southern tip of Illinois, a couple of hours away from Nashville and bout an hour from Carbondale, Il (SIU), I completely agree that Chicago is misplaced, but we need it, Metropolis area is like hicksville and there are poor uneducated elephant farmers who blame government for everything. And they hate Chicaga fer it!! Since your head is stuck in Kansas...perhaps you are mixing it up with the Wizard of Oz? http://www.metropolischamber.com/ GO BEARS!! We got fever here!! And another rap song out for the Superbowl already. Go Figure!   Posted by Maria on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 9:32 AM [Reply to this]

	Screamworks	No, New York City is Gotham. And wow. No more learning things from Smallville. It's bad for your soul.   Posted by Screamworks on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 1:48 AM [Reply to this]

	vangilicious Vangie With a v	i'm sorry that you had to learn about superman from smallville.   Posted by vangilicious on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:14 PM [Reply to this]

	*kriZit* Kristi Flynn	lol I read that and then I looked over at your profile pic and then I did a double take and said "Lex? is that you...?".  Thatisall.     Posted by *kriZit* on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 3:30 PM [Reply to this]

	saskia	I always knew there was something wrong there, but I just couldn't put my finger on it...   Posted by saskia on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 11:12 AM [Reply to this]

	3lisa	as someone who lived in chicago for 6 years, i have to agree whole-heartedly.    Posted by 3lisa on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 11:43 AM [Reply to this]

	Diana	it's IN a state?? i always thought it WAS a state.....   Posted by Diana on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 12:15 PM [Reply to this]

	Jenn	Chicago is a state--of mind! In Illinois!!!!! I have lived in a suburb of Chicago all my life and even though i hate snow, i dont think i want to LIVE anywhere else! and i have never pissed on anyone as stated in other posts.   Posted by Jenn on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 9:10 AM [Reply to this]

	Victoria	You just blew my mind, man.   Posted by Victoria on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 12:40 PM [Reply to this]

	ali	i agree! let's move it!   Posted by ali on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 12:52 PM [Reply to this]

	The Reclusive Canadienne	That's how I've always felt about Montreal being in Quebec. ('Cept Quebec is a province... I'm sure you can draw the parallel.) At least Illinois isn't full of French people.   Posted by The Reclusive Canadienne on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:24 PM [Reply to this]

	Erin	Loving these random thoughts! I question stuff like that all of the time!   Posted by Erin on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:36 PM [Reply to this]

	Nathan	I've always thought this too. Who dictated this, do you think? When you fly in there, you realize that this city is in the middle of nowhere, and without air travel, it would truly be unreachable. Before air travel, who was the genius who said, "I'm gonna start a gigantic city halfway between the coasts and too far north to be warm?" Boston, New York, Montreal and DC should absorb it, I think.   Posted by Nathan on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:46 PM [Reply to this]

	Mara	Trust me, I think the rest of Illinois would be only too glad to let Chicago go off and do its own thing...   Posted by Mara on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 1:57 PM [Reply to this]

	Andi	I believe that Chicago exists within Illinois for a couple of reasons: It means I can live somewhere with low cost of living, but still catch a good show on a weeknight AND make it to work in the morning. It gives the Red staters down here something to complain about every election day as I smugly sit by knowing that all of their votes were cancelled out.     Posted by Andi on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 2:00 PM [Reply to this]

	Jenn	true--its all flat land and fields except for the couple of 20 story buildings in Indy! I took a trip to WV to visit a friend i the ride through the entire state of Indiana was the most boring ride ever!!!!   Posted by Jenn on Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 9:13 AM [Reply to this]

	Louise	I'm a Chicagoan, but I really don't feel I'm from Illinois. Chicago is it's own entity.   Posted by Louise on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 2:52 PM [Reply to this]

	The Sawyer Six Pack Sawyer Six Pack	I agree, and the sucky thing is any Michiganians that wanna go there have to pass through Gary, Indiana which sticks so bad.....makes yah almost wanna not go there.   Posted by The Sawyer Six Pack on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 2:54 PM [Reply to this]

	Christine	So, when will you visit?? =)   Posted by Christine on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 3:19 PM [Reply to this]

	LARRY LEE MONIZ	I feel the same way about Portland.   Posted by LARRY LEE MONIZ on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 3:49 PM [Reply to this]

	Genevieve	I have ALWAYS thought the same thing! Wow, all my life I've been waiting for a man to say those words and make me believe in soulmates. Thank you. Thank you for...everything.   Posted by Genevieve on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:03 PM [Reply to this]

	Pauline	The guy that I'm dating had to move to Chicago for work.  I'm in California and afraid of airplanes.  We've since had conversations about moving Chicago to Nevada, along with Lake Michigan because Nevada kind of needs a big lake, right?  Who's with me!?    Posted by Pauline on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:24 PM [Reply to this]

	Erin	Believe me. I know. I live in a crappy little town called Freeport, about 2 hours from Chicago. You have to go there to do ANYTHING even relatively cool.   Posted by Erin on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:32 PM [Reply to this]

	miss costello	I agree. I live in "the 'burbs" which are apparently another world to some people, but all we have is Chicago. It makes up for the rest of the state being lack-luster corn fields. Maybe we aren't set-up to handle it, but we certainly enjoy having it!   Posted by miss costello on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 9:35 AM [Reply to this]

	Durga Durga Kahn	I don't like Chicago all that much either.  Stuftland is a lot better! Check out my new shop for SGE products at SGE.spreadshirt.com Today's featured item is the Ladies Zipper Hoodie Tell them Durga Sent you!     Posted by Durga on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:32 PM [Reply to this]

	Rob	Here's the thing though, as a liberal from central Illinois now living in Chicago, I can sleep at night knowing that everyone south of I-80 can vote however they want, Chicago will cancel them out and we'll always end up Democrat. If Chicago was its own state, Illinois would bring about a new set of Republican electoral votes, and we just can't have that happening.   Posted by Rob on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 4:44 PM [Reply to this]

	Jeannette	I have always felt that way!   Posted by Jeannette on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 5:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Eric	oh this is some good material, i can see why it took three months between blogs. hahaha, i agree, chicago deserves better.   Posted by Eric on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 6:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Kimberly	Chicago's nice.   Posted by Kimberly on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 6:20 PM [Reply to this]

	MW	You should listen to Stejan Stephens 2 Illinois albums. Also, Chicago was nothing but a speck on the map when banks in the southern part of the state lent money to the new town to help it out. Chicago's an amazing city.  Illinois is a great state.  I'm not sure how the state isn't "set up to handle" Chicago, since the whole state revolves around Chicago.  Maybe in 5 months you'll post something which will explain this statement more.   Posted by MW on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 6:24 PM [Reply to this]

	Timmah	No, no, no I live here and I know exactly what he's talking about.  Outside Chicago and the surrounding burbs it's like another country.  You go from the heart of civilization to 200 miles of corn farms in every direction. Sometimes I feel for some redneck beet farmer in Southern IL who gets his taxes raised cause we need to fix potholes in Chicago.  Then I remember:  I hate beets and I also hate potholes.  So it's win-win. That's what you were talking about right?   Posted by Timmah on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 7:56 PM [Reply to this]

	I adore John Marsh	Yeah, it's probably Illinois that keeps Chicago from being as cool as New York.   Posted by I adore John Marsh on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 9:02 PM [Reply to this]

	erika.	LMAO!! That's very random...and kind of true...    Posted by erika. on Thursday, November 09, 2006 - 10:05 PM [Reply to this]

	Snoozan	San Jose seems just right for Costa Rica.   Posted by Snoozan on Friday, November 10, 2006 - 6:39 PM [Reply to this]

	no	Ithaca New York sucks big time.   Posted by no on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 9:29 PM [Reply to this]

	I am M	I keep getting the feeling I need to go there, but I have no idea why.     Posted by I am M on Friday, November 10, 2006 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Laura	What? What am I reading? What's wrong with Chicago being in Illinois?  It's not Chicago, Nevada or Chicago, New York. That just sounds stupid.  And what?  Are you gonna move the lake too?  Let's not move Chicago, Toby(is Paul). I love ya, but I want Chicago to stay where it is. I live there.   Posted by Laura on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 12:41 AM [Reply to this]

	jordaN<3	Kind of like Costa Rica... or not.   Posted by jordaN<3 on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 4:24 AM [Reply to this]

	Andrea	You and everyone from Chicago seems to think that.  I say, get your own state, Chicago, and leave the rest of us alone already.  Oh, and stop up that stupid canal that sends all of your crap down stream.  Way to ruin the Illinois River, you jerks.   Posted by Andrea on Saturday, November 11, 2006 - 5:17 PM [Reply to this]

	Beth	What about those idiots that think Chicago is a state?  They deserve a dishonorable mention.   Posted by Beth on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 7:03 PM [Reply to this]

	Auntie Patty	hey.  I noticed a large empty space near my house.  Kinda between New Mexico and Mexico on the Texas border.   I think it would look very pretty there.   Posted by Auntie Patty on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 4:22 AM [Reply to this]

	Michelle	Why are you the way that you are? I hate so much the things you choose to be... Illinois hater! Why do you hate it?   Posted by Michelle on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 5:34 AM [Reply to this]

	Simon	very profound statement...living in chicago I would tend to agree, after you get out of the city and the surrounding suburbs, its a different world....the disparities are incal...cul..ah..ble   Posted by Simon on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 7:17 AM [Reply to this]

	Perla	the whole of illinois grew out of chicago. when french settlers came to the illinois territory in the late 1600's, they settled near the present border of missouri and illinois, close to st louis. the paducah settlement. in later years, settlers would come across lake michigan and settle in present day chicago. these two stops became major trade route in illinois, prompting for other towns to pop up between them. chicago was no more than a large marsh when the first settlers came, and had to be drained in order to establish a livable community. later on, chicago grew in popularity because of its location next to the lake, and the high influx of immigrants settling there. it became a core city, highly populated, and prompted surrounding towns to act as their suppliers (grains, corn, dairy, vegetables, meat). chicago couldnt have made it without the rest of illinois, because it couldnt have been able to sustain its growing popularity if it hadnt had the surrounding resources (and their cities!!!). this is no longer as applicable as it once was, but chicago continues to grow because of the surrounding suburbs and the influx of customer service related jobs that are now primary in much of the city (which a large number of commuters drive everyday on a crappy interstate for..). in conclusion, chicago is a pretty great city, but it didnt become that way on its own. sorry, im a history major. in illinois.   Posted by Perla on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 6:58 PM [Reply to this]

	Danielle	I agree...sometimes I forget that it's even in Illinois.   Posted by Danielle on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 9:49 PM [Reply to this]

	Kimberlee	Absolutely.  Where should we move it?   Posted by Kimberlee on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 3:18 AM [Reply to this]

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