Talk:Tall tale

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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)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakelore

I think some notes from this page should be taken into account on this page. Hexalm 21:24, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

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)

True, there is some overlap between Folklore of the United States, and Tall tale. However, the American Tall Tale is a recognized literary genre studied by children in American schools. Instead of being deleted, this article should be cleaned up and expanded to include the literary elements, the history, and the examples of American Tall Tales. A great resource is American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne (Osborne, M.P. [1991]. American Tall Tales. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers.). Also, because Tall Tales are a specifically American genre, developed in the mid-1800s in the United States about real and imaginary heros taming the American "Wild West," I do not think this article should represent a world wide view in the same way that articles about Japanese folklore do not represent a world wide view on the aforementioned topic. --Wbcballerina (talk) 03:22, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Could the internet phenomenon known as Chuck Norris Facts be considered an American Tall Tale? It seems to resemble tall tales about Paul Bunyan. Theneogon (talk) 02:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)