21 March 1999 - Procrustean life

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1999 : 21 March 1999
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Procrustes could never have guessed. Today we're born in Procrustean hospitals, go to Procrustean schools, and deal with a Procrustean Department of Motor Vehicles. Yet we're still all different from each other.

clue:

The mythical Procrustes was famous for his one-size-fits-all bed. If you're too tall, you're cut to fit; if you're too short, you're stretched.

take oh take this clue away

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