2007-09-19 07:29:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
i would call it ,making a mountain out of a mole hill
2007-09-19 10:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by bluebrancall 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the truth is stretched vertically then YES it is a tall tale.
If the truth is stretched horizontally then the tale is a wide tale.
Any other stretching outside of the regular 90 degree angles would just qualify as a long tale.
Far better to tell and hear the truth as it presents itself - then you can judge it and measure it for what it is worth.
It's just my simple opinion.
2007-09-19 07:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Appleseed was a real person and he did plant apple trees. . . .Truth.
Johnny Appleseed covered the land with apple trees......Tall tale.
Davy Crockett fought at the the Alamo and in the US Congress. . . .Truth
Davy Crockett grinned squirls and other varmints right out of trees for the evening supper.....Tall tale.
2007-09-19 07:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you stretch the truth then it's really an untruth, how ever much it has a basis on a particular truth.
Mans fallibility
2007-09-19 07:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by : 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Truth can only be stretched so far, then it breaks.
2007-09-19 08:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Sal D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tall tales can be irritating but hopefully harmless.....lies can be destructive and demeaning.
2007-09-19 07:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by eagledreams 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not necessarily you can get a wide perspective
2007-09-19 07:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate! LOL!
2007-09-19 07:41:13 · answer #8 · answered by borogirl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ha ha when does a lie become a lie?
2007-09-19 07:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by joepublic101 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
el ast i c when i see it lol.
2007-09-19 10:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋