Absurd+story
21cock-and-bull story — /ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔri/ (say .kok uhn bool stawree) noun Colloquial an absurd improbable story told as true: *He was preparing some cock and bull story, some lie maybe, that he wouldn t even expect you to believe. –david malouf, 1990 …
22cock-and-bull story — [käk′ən bool′] n. [for earlier cockalane < Fr ( saillir du) coq en l âne, lit., (to jump from) the cock to the donkey] an absurd, improbable story …
23shaggy-dog story — /shag ee dawg , dog / a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line. [1945 50] * * * …
24shaggy-dog story — noun A long, rambling, pointless story or joke, especially one with an absurd punchline …
25cock-and-bull story — cock′ and bull′ sto ry n. an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth • Etymology: 1600–10 …
26shaggy-dog story — shag′gy dog′ sto ry n. a long and involved story, regarded as humorous by the narrator, often told with extraneous detail that culminates in an absurd or irrelevant punch line • Etymology: 1945–50 …
27shaggy dog story — noun A long winded tale or yarn featuring extensive narration of typically irrelevant details, usually resulting in a pointless or absurd punchline, which is often a pun or Spoonerism on a known catchphrase …
28Untruth — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Untruth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth falsehood lie story thing that is not fib bounce crammer taradiddle whopper Sgm: N 1 jhuth jhuth GRP: N 2 …
29Billy the Mountain — is a Frank Zappa song, first made available on the album Just Another Band from L.A. in 1972. The original recording of this song, which took a complete half hour to perform, was from a live tour performance on October 7, 1971 in Los Angeles… …
30myth — I noun absurd story, concoction, doubtful narrative, fable, fabrication, fabula, false story, falsehood, fantasy, fiction, fictitious story, figment, folklore, folktale, invention, legend, legendary story, story, tale, tall story, tradition,… …
