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Above average

International and non-fictional application
The Times
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Sir, Garrison Keillor defined the town of Lake Wobegon as being where “all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average” (letters, Sept 1 and 2). Clearly a definition with international as well as non-fictional application.

David Nickson

Chipping Norton, Oxon