A tall tale is a story about a larger-than-life character, either fictional or based on a real person who has exaggerated adventures ... For example, railroaders have stories about the legendary,

This short story, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," is a classic example of the lively humor of a Western tall tale.

That didn't stop it from buzzing around the Internet and even being picked up by Kennedy, who cited it as the latest example of the Bush administration's intrusion on civil liberties.

But nothing that resembled the Lee story he told Tuesday. You'd think that would have been his lead example. ... Oh, my. Sounding like Mr. Rogers is one thing; telling a tall tale is quite another.

Tall Tales of the Wild West ... 4) Why would we consider this story an example of a tall tale? ... 3) What makes this poem a tall tale?

This short story, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," is a classic example of the lively humor of a Western tall tale.

Stacey Barber and son Travis, 6, of Texas walk along the summit of Mount Evans, ... And the state's highest peaks appear to have risen, ... Reflecting cartographic accuracy more than geologic uplifting,

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All the while, Barton, a tall man who frequently sports boots, a rodeo shirt and a cowboy hat, presides over an interlocking network of for ... For example, Barton claimed that Thomas Jefferson,

This example urges us to recall that the A.R.F. in Transcaucasia in the past had been a follower rather than an originator of movements that had their inception beyond their control.