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Kamala Harris Tells More Lies Than Pinocchio

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 22 Sep 24

"Liar Liar Pants on fire your nose is longer than a telephone wire" is a line from a great 60's song by The Castaways. Below are some whoppers told by Kamala that would make even Pinocchio blush... No response needed just...

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Do you know the term 'taking the mickey'?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381760) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Mar 24

We’ve all watched comedians who take off or impersonate other celebrities. In Australia, this is often called 'taking the mickey' out of someone. Some are better at these impersonations than others. They might pick on a...

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Motivation

Laura @Laurakemunto (13787) • Kenya 26 Mar 23

Nowadays we have even professionals in this field whose work is to encourage and motivate people . But sometimes some motivations sound more of exaggeration (according to me) cause even when you try to validate the statement it's...

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Titles I hate. You will hate them too.

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 9 Aug 19

I really dislike titles like the above. You know, the ones that are supposed to be titles but are actually two sentences, the first sentence telling you (kind of) what is in the article and the second about how you will react to...

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I wish adults were like children, they never keep grudges or exaggerate things.

Abby @a_jerobon (2317) • Eldoret, Kenya 4 Aug 19

This evening, my brother and I were going to the shopping center. I was going to pick some clothes from the tailor while he was going to buy a pair of socks. Before we went, my niece wanted to go with us but we refused because it...

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Christmas is already here?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 26 Oct 17

Jingle bells... Jingle bells? It may seem a little bit of an exaggeration, but in some parts of the world people are already feeling the Christmas mood, especially in stores (in and out of shopping malls). Are you...

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How much pepper can you handle?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 7 Oct 17

When it comes to spicy foods, how much can you handle? Are you brave enough to face the fire? Are you the type of person who likes to eat this type of food (the more spicy the better) or do you prefer that...

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how would you persuade consumers to buy without exaggerating?

RominaEstaresAntonio @rominaestaresantonio (67) 27 Jul 13

When it comes to selling products it its really hard to persuade consumers to purchase. Since nowadays advertisements are exaggerated and sometimes are deceiving. Aside from that they are not that much interested in sales...

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Being Too Kind Attracts Bullies

miyazaki12 @miyazaki12 (428) • Philippines 15 Dec 12

I started watching Eyeshield21 last Monday and there was one episode when Momori told Sena that he's was too kind and that personality of his attracts bullies. I just remembered some friends who would tell me the same thing. Even...

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Exaggeration

Amber @AmbiePam (120533) • United States 21 Jun 11

I put my internet and phone provider right up there on the level of Satan. Now, obviously that is an exaggeration. Although I feel like they are going to send me to the loony bin and will be chanting something...

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more belief on the exaggeration

cowboyofhell @cowboyofhell (3063) • Philippines 4 Mar 11

Did any one ever seen an instance where an exaggeration was more believed than the actual proportions? I have rudely wrote to my mom that I have the worst life in the world and she right away believed it whilst when I keep...

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Does people tend to be exaggerated?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 7 Jun 09

So, when people pass down the information verbally, or pass along the gossip to another person, do they tend to be exaggerated, or distorted the description of the information. For instance, a friend of someone actually taking a...

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neighbor puts on airs

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 16 Mar 09

I have a neighbor who loves to put on airs that he's better than everyone else in some aspects. His airs are big lies more than anything. For example the neighbors congregate in each others driveway, he came up and was bragging...

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do you exaggerate things?

gokoool @gokoool (65) • India 30 Jun 08

i do it a bit just to keep that thing intresting,i think most of us do that,like your friends know you have gone on a date ...but really nothing happened much still.....wouldnt you?

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how do you deal with people who likes to over react?

qt_dsy @qt_dsy (85) • Philippines 24 Apr 08

when i mean over react, really exaggerating. do you just ignore, tolerate, or slam to their face that he/she is exaggerating? in my experiences, i tell them flat in the face that they are over reacting. and i usually get into...

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Do you ever exaggerate your compliments to please people?

diannebcrs @diannebcrs (1549) • Philippines 27 Jul 07

Sometimes I do. Especially when I like the person or when the person is really down on the dumps. I like giving compliments to people, not only because it please them but I also find happiness when I see people happy and feel good...

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Is EXAGGERATION a form of LYING??

texasclassygal @texasclassygal (5305) • United States 17 Apr 07

We all exaggerate from time to time, whether it is when we tell or story or when we tell something that happened in our life, sometimes people exaggerate more than others and more often. But when they do it is exaggeration of form...

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Avoid Exaggeration - Why People need to Exaggerate?

lestat_m @lestat_m (377) • Philippines 19 Mar 07

Exaggerating, or taking a truth out of proportion is one of the evils of communication. Some reasons why people needs to exaggerate: 1) they want to sound more interesting 2) they want more sympathy from the listener 3) they...

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what is the pathology of a rumor?

toonatoons @toonatoons (3735) • Philippines 9 Dec 06

how do you think it begins? does it begin with a simple truth that gets exaggerated or misinterpreted? or is is often baseless, concocted by people who just wish to destroy another's character? what do you think?