{"id":4077,"date":"2017-12-11T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=4077"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:12:45","slug":"tall-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/tall-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Tall Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4079\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tall-Tale.jpg\" alt=\"Tall Tale--whales diving\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tall-Tale.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tall-Tale-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>A tall tale is a whale of a tale. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is a big tale \u2014 a big story \u2014 much bigger than what really happened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because a tall tale is so big, it captures our attention. Most people don\u2019t believe it but listen to it anyway. A few of us swallow a tall tale <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/swallow-hook-line-and-sinker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hook, line, and sinker<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. We believe the storyteller until people start laughing. Then we become part of the joke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Comedians often tell tall tales. They base many of their stories on truth but add to them. They make their stories:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Bigger<\/li>\n<li>Funnier<\/li>\n<li>Crazier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also share tall tales with relatives and friends. Some of us hold contests to see who can tell the tallest tale. We often tell such stories around campfires.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tall tales grow bigger the more often we tell them. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I could tell you just the facts about a recent whale watching trip.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>We saw between 10 and 20 whales.<\/li>\n<li>The whales swam close to the boat.<\/li>\n<li>Their tails and fins came out of the water as they dived to find food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a tall tale about those whales, I might tell you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>We saw at least 100 whales.<\/li>\n<li>They swam so close to the boat we could rub their backs.<\/li>\n<li>Those whales gave us high fives with their tails and fins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Most tall tales offer a few moments of fun.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They become lies when told to hurt or deceive. Often when we lie, people know <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/somethings-fishy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">something\u2019s fishy<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, and we end up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/in-the-doghouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the doghouse<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Avoid tall tales that deceive. Enjoy tall tales told for fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><sup>\u201c<\/sup>A good man is known by his truthfulness; a false man by deceit and lies\u201d (Proverbs 12:17 TLB).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have a favorite expression or one you want explained? If so, please comment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email <\/a>and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tall tale is a whale of a tale. It is a big tale \u2014 a big story \u2014 much bigger than what really happened. Because a tall tale is so big, it captures our attention. Most people don\u2019t believe it but listen to it anyway. A few of us swallow a tall tale hook, line, and sinker. We believe the storyteller until people start laughing. Then we become part of the joke. Comedians often tell tall tales. 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