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Amy Schumer tells a mother of a tall tale in the trailer for the Netflix comedy feature Kinda Pregnant.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
What was supposed to be a private outlet, lasting only a few days while his wife and son were visiting family in Vancouver, became a six-week affair, complete with a tall tale about breaking his arm.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
These quick editing methods create an eerie atmosphere and paint this story as more of a believable rogue foreign policy operation than a farfetched tall tale.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
In other news: Opinion: The passing of Johnny Boone marked the end of a a Kentucky tall tale, columnist Joe Gerth writes.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
What was supposed to be a private outlet, lasting only a few days while his wife and son were visiting family in Vancouver, became a six-week affair, complete with a tall tale about breaking his arm.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
These quick editing methods create an eerie atmosphere and paint this story as more of a believable rogue foreign policy operation than a farfetched tall tale.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
In other news: Opinion: The passing of Johnny Boone marked the end of a a Kentucky tall tale, columnist Joe Gerth writes.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
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“Tall tale/story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20tale%2Fstory. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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