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fandomhigh2009-05-28 12:29 pm
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Storytelling, Fifth Period, Thursday 5/28
"Hey guys sorry I'm a little late." Tim said, arriving just after the students. "You know how it is, you're running late and the world conspires against you. My cell phone died, my alarm clock blew up. I swear, it blew up. I had to get the fire extinguisher to put out my curtains. Then when I was on the way here this mutant Teal Deer was blocking the path and wouldn't move. Sucker was as big as a horse. So I had to go around it, and got stuck in a pricker bush. The thorns were this long." He indicated a length about as long as his index finger. And they had hooks on the end. Never saw anything like it. Finally got free of that, with the stupid Deer laughing at me the whole time." He said all this with a perfectly straight face.
"None of that actually happened." he admitted. "Well that's not true, my cell phone did die, and I lost track of time. But it wound up helping me demonstrate today's theme. Tall Tales. A tall tale is generally when you take something that really happened, and exaggerated it to the Nth degree. This happens a lot with people and their accomplishments. John Henry, Paul Bunyon and Pecos Bill are good examples of that.Though Paul Bunyon was made up as a corporate logo. Sometimes they're called Fish Stories because people always like to exaggerate the size, strength and intelligence of the one that got away. They're not always used as excuses of course. Lots of times it's for bragging, or simply to make a good story.
"On a final note, in addition to telling a tall tale of your own, I want to open up a discussion. Have you ever actually exaggerated Fandom to the people at home? I know it's not neccesary, but still."
"None of that actually happened." he admitted. "Well that's not true, my cell phone did die, and I lost track of time. But it wound up helping me demonstrate today's theme. Tall Tales. A tall tale is generally when you take something that really happened, and exaggerated it to the Nth degree. This happens a lot with people and their accomplishments. John Henry, Paul Bunyon and Pecos Bill are good examples of that.
"On a final note, in addition to telling a tall tale of your own, I want to open up a discussion. Have you ever actually exaggerated Fandom to the people at home? I know it's not neccesary, but still."
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