Talk:Tall tale

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 Definition:  A narrative, song or jest, transmitted orally or in writing, presenting an incredible, boastful or impossible story. [d] [e]
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"Well, I'll be....

...teetotaciously exfluncticated!", as we 'Merkins used to say. See de Quincy: http://books.google.com/books?id=q_6EJetNcogC&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=teetotaciously+exfluncticated&source=bl&ots=NgtnSGu0k4&sig=MDvLOZj52ujDqGyA82LEBYeGX-w&hl=en&ei=u8PcS63pBYj8tAOW9onLBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=teetotaciously%20exfluncticated&f=false

I learned this phrase back in my second year of college, I think, and never forgot it, it was so ridiculously over the top, although in 50 years my memory had slipped a little, so that I began my Google search today looking for "teetotaciously eflunctified", which I think is actually superior. Hayford Peirce 00:17, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

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