Two stops does not equal express

Once again I found myself on an "express" train this morning which got me thinking about the definition of express. Now usually the Chicago El only runs express because somewhere, earlier along the line it got delayed. This morning's express lasted from Armitage to Merch Mart, which means it skipped all of two stops. This is not my idea of express. One of these days I want to be on the train home and hear the conductor say at Clark and Lake that the train will be running express to Montrose. Now that would be a true express experience. (For those of you not familiar with either Chicago or the Brown line specifically here is a link to the trian schedules.)