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"There is no limit to the population of a village in New York; Hempstead, the largest village in the state, has 55,000 residents...."

Posted by Ender Sep 16 '13, 20:13

"However, villages in the state may not exceed five square miles..."

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in some states, the local govs share state taxes differently depending if they were a city or unicorporated township -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:58
How many legs does a horse have if you call the tail a leg? -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 20:33 7
- Ha! This is one of my favorite analogies. Though David swears that if you call a tail a "leg" then by definition its a leg. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 16, 20:57 6
  - I don't remember that but I presume the rationale is that once something is assigned identity, that designation must be obeyed. -- nm - David Sep 16, 21:20 3
    - This was your argument at the time. Whereas I like the original joke which is that calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 16, 21:51 1
      - Still sounds right in my head, yeah. -- nm - David Sep 16, 22:09
    - friggin lawyers -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 21:26
  - It must be the 'Viking" debate equiivalent for law school. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 21:12 1
    - Lil dude excels at sleep! -- nm - David Sep 16, 21:21
I LIVED THERE! -- nm - loosi at home Sep 16, 20:30

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