Talk:Tall tale

message: I think the American portion of this article should be merged with Folklore of the United States, seeing as "tall tales" usually refers to that (correct me if I'm wrong). Austrialian tall tales and others could be seperate articles. At the very least, there could be a link to Folklore of the United States instead of listing various tall tales, as it is there is repettition between the two articles. Kevingarcia 08:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some info about this to the "Lie" article (see "jocose lies" under "Types of lies").  I have no idea what they're called, to be honest, but this tradition is present in many places, not just in America and not just in English-speaking countries.  If the term "tall tale" refers only to the American version (as you say it does), then I guess we need to find another word for similar tales from other places.  For now, though, I'll add a bit of info.  Oh, and fakelore is something quite different from the tall tale... Esn 23:32, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Absolutely.  Chuck Norris Facts are part of the greater tradition of Tall Tales relating to Texas and Texans.  (Of course, the only reason Texas has a greater proportion of Tall Tales is because it was destined to be the homeland of Chuck Norris...) --BlueNight (talk) 07:18, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
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message: :Category:English idioms is itself a category within :Category:English phrases. — Robert Greer (talk) 21:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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