Comedic Exaggerator Gifts

Fish Story

Fish scales.

'Yes, I did suggest you enlarge that photo of you and your car. However...'

Fishing Tales

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

'What a CV - if you can write memos like this you'll go far in our organisation.'

Alarmistclock

"A simple note from your mother would have sufficed, Tommy."

Early accounting scandals.

'Incidentally, our health insurance has limited eye coverage.'

An exaggeration of estate agents

'...and that's the one that got away!'

"Don't worry - you've got to expect a few midge bites on holiday..."

National Hyperbole Society: Inspirational & Outstanding

'You're an estate agent aren't you?'

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'I gave him the old one-two, but then he gave me three, four, five, six, seven and eight!'

"Come check this out, Doris! I think our mouse trap finally caught a mouse!"

'When I said in my on-line profile that I was athletic, I meant that I like watching sports!'

'This infestation is far more serious than I was anticipating.'

"And that one I tagged with a flamethrower from ten yards."

“At what point does it stop being just moths, and start being Pestilence?”

"The fish gets bigger every time he tells the story."

"Don't be so dramatic, you've only got a cold!"

'Oh, I would say it was at least twice that size, and it had fangs and horns too...'

"Okay. It's a balloon. Get over it."

Used car salesman to man: 'And this one was driven by a little old lady ...er ...uh ... with 36 grandchildren.'

Fishing Stories

"When Dennis gets a cold everyone has to know about it"

'You were featured on Rogue Traders'

"I wish to complain about the chlorine level in the swimming pool. . ."

"Hard work, determination, success!"

"You heard right, mom...the boss made me his plant manager!"

"I said it was INSPIRED by a true story."

'I can tell this fish story just fine by myself, man's best friend.'