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]
(..) of salt pork and boiled sweets? But Your Honor, I tried to give up my virtue. I begged him to take me then and there. Yeah, okay, okay, n-nobody believes that tall tale. And he would have none of it. I offered him posterior intimacy. Okay, let's just... E-everyone calm down. (..)2020 TvShow: Family Guy Title: Movin' In (Principal Shepherd's Song) Season: 18 Episode 20