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A lot of people complain that everything’s getting bigger.

“Planes are larger than ever,” they argue, “cities are bursting at the seams, supermarkets are collosal, family cars are massive and what the fuck is the deal with those giant Kit Kats?”

“Well,” I say reassuringly, “Maybe there’s more to it than that.”

What if people are actually getting smaller, and instead of facing the truth, we’re blaming the things around us?

Next time you see a guy at an airport with one of those huge Toberlerones, try and adopt that perspective that he’s gotten smaller.

Small guy, tiny little suitcase - ordinary size Toblerone. He may be holding a coffee. One of those venti ones sold in a teensey incey Starbucks by other little people.

You could think: “That cup is rediculous. How can anyone drink that much coffee?”

Well yeah. He’s only knee high to a Hummer, poor little guy.

Maybe it’s time we changed how we looked at things and stood up for the little guy.

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Three Word Story

“You don’t understand your power over the common man,” said Alistair Campbell.

The words seemed to echo endlessly around their cell. Digging a tunnel had proved fruitless and oddly phallic. Finding a vein had been the laborious task ahead, but they opted to forge ahead while singing “We Are The Champions”.

It wasn’t until they stopped singing that they realised they were never going to see Gdansk. In the dark, damp silence, the candles sputtered

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