We listened to his familiar 'tale of woe/misfortune' as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.
They sat around the campfire telling 'tall tales' about their hunting adventures.
Their marriage is a real-life 'fairy tale'. [=they have a very happy marriage]
(..) Oh, sweetie, you are so damaged. Hey, I'm damaged too. How about a hug for Howie? Sure. Raj, hug Howard. Something you'd like to share? A tale of woe perhaps? Fifteen years old. Dennis Kim is years old and he's already correcting my work. Today, I went from being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to... (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Jerusalem Duality Season: 1 Episode 12