Here's the thing: not all Chicagoans are created equal. Some of us are just "more Chicago" than others. And while it's usually pretty easy to tell who has the Italian-beef-smelling upper hand, sometimes it's just... not.

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Here's the thing: not all Chicagoans are created equal. Some of us are just "more Chicago" than others. And while it's usually pretty easy to tell who has the Italian-beef-smelling upper hand, sometimes it's just... not.&nbsp;Hence, this game:

<p>Here's the thing: not all Chicagoans are created equal. Some of us are just "more Chicago" than others. And while it's usually pretty easy to tell who has the Italian-beef-smelling upper hand, sometimes it's just... not.&nbsp;Hence, this game:</p>

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<p><em>Jay Gentile is Thrillist’s Chicago Editor and he is probably more Chicago than those frat dudes in Ohio State jerseys yelling at the TV at pretty much every bar in the city. Follow him <a href="https://twitter.com/thrillistchi" target="_blank">@ThrillistChi</a>.</em></p>

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