Exaggerated Story Enjoyers Gifts

Baron de Munchausen

Audio Books

'Dad's bedtime story was decent, but the special effects were non-existent.'

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

"The little engine that could... after taking advantage of family connections, a trust fund, working two years for free as an intern, and finally getting hired as an independent contractor."

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

Ant story: 'and so they worked all day and they worked all night and then they worked some more, the end.'

'Doorbell. Must be the sitter.'

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

"I'm sad to hear everybody lived happily ever after. That means no sequels to this story."

Early accounting scandals.

"Goodness! These tomatoes look so good!"

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

Small child checks out a book.

"Remember? I was sitting right up there when you came by and said 'Hi, beautiful!'"

'I forgot to cancel the milk!'

Men discussing a book on a chat show

'Hello room service - can you come and tuck me in and read me a story please'

Meet the pop-up author.

"It's post-gingerbread."

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

National Hyperbole Society: Inspirational & Outstanding

Proceedings of the club

"'Moby-Dick'? Again?"

"No, I want a story I already know all the words to."

"I want a story that won't challenge my worldview ."

'Gramma, can you help with my homework?'

"There are too many starfish for you to save. How can you possibly hope to make a difference?"

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

"Do I read better than Mommy?"

"The bunny, …. May we assume that's you?"

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

"Good lord, we found the queen!"

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

'It's a shaggy dog storey.'