These examples of hyperbole were sent by our visitors:






"My sister uses so much makeup,...
  • "she broke a chisel trying to get it off last night!" Johnny, from Prescott Middle School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
  • "she bought out Mary Kay just to have enough makeup for one day!" Andrea, from somewhere in South Dakota
  • "Marilyn Manson freaked out when he saw her!" Nizam, from Bukit Panjang Gov't H. S., Singapore
  • "when she takes it off, my mom doesn't recognize her." Ashley, from Knoxville, Tennessee
  • "she has to use a sandblaster to get it off at night." Margaret
  • "that I haven't seen her real face for years ..." Nivedita
  • "when she smiles her cheeks fall off." Ed
  • "she leaves a colour trail behind her when she walks!" Grant K.
  • "you can't tell where the face begins and ends!" Cara K.
  • "when she smiles, cracks the size of the Grand Canyon form in the surface." Ashley Brosseau
  • "by the time she gets it all on, it's time to take it off!" Josh W.
  • "she weighs 50 pounds more when she's done!" Alex
  • "at night she has to get the paint scraper to take it off." Beth Atkins
  • "when she takes it off she loses 30 pounds!" Benny H.
  • "she could pass as a clown at the circus." Adriene T.
  • "the artist formerly known as Prince gets ideas from her." Ashley Christine
  • "you could scrape off just the outer layer and put it on five other girls." Scott J.
  • "she looks like my grandmother!" Shireen, from Singapore




"My teacher is so old,...
  • " they've already nailed the coffin shut". Michelle S., from Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
  • "she gets a seniors discount at the nursing home!" Ashley, from Knoxville, Tennessee
  • "her wrinkles weigh more than she does!" Elizabeth
  • "she showed us a yearbook from 1500 B.C.!" Grant K.
  • "she considers Shakespeare to be 'new-fangled modern art'!" Cara K.
  • "she personally knew Shakespeare!" Ashley Brosseau
  • "she remembers the tragedy when the dinosaurs died!" Alex
  • "she has wrinkles on her palms." Beth Atkins
  • "she's mentioned in the Old Testament." Kaysie O'Brien
  • "she can't even remember her own name!" Ashley Morris
  • "she taught cave men to start a fire." Aaron H.
  • "she edited the bible for mistakes!" Ashley Nichols
  • "she claims that she invented the question mark!" Jacob Smith
  • "we looked up the word 'ancient', and there was full definition with her name and a big picture of her smiling..." Mallory, from Dexter, Missouri
  • "she knows how to speak cave-man language!" Meg, Shepaug Valley School, Roxbury USA




"My dog is so ugly,...
  • "We had to pay the fleas to live on him!" Demi & Cynthia, from Larose Middle School, in Larose, Louisiana, USA
  • "he has to sneak up on his dish to eat". Ivan, from Buffalo, NY, USA
  • "we have to pay people to pet it" Bobby W.
  • "I have to tie a $100 bill on it so people will pet it!" Grant K.
  • "the fire hydrants disguise themselves!" Cara K.
  • "you can't tell if she's coming or going" Ashley Brosseau
  • "he saw himself in a mirror and ran away!" Josh W.
  • "you could shave its butt and it would look like it was walking backwards." Beth Atkins
  • "you have to put a bag over him to pet him!" Aaron Hale
  • "fleas won't even live on him!" Benny H.
  • "I have to tie a pork chop around his neck to get other dogs to play with him!" Ashley Clarke
  • "his leash high-tails it when I try to take him for a walk." Ashley Christine
  • " we have to wait 'till midnight to take him on walks." Ashley, from Dexter, Missouri
  • "he only has cat friends!" Justin, from Dexter, Missouri [Grand Prize Winner]


"The town where I grew up is so isolated,...
  • "it makes ghost towns look popular" Jasmine, from Shannon Elementary School, in Pinole, California, USA
  • "our theatre is still waiting to get Charlie Chaplin movies..." Logan, from Nelson, BC, Canada
  • " I don't even know where it is!" Jessica, from St. Pete's School in Mansfield, USA
  • "the only friend I had was a duck." Britni, from Larose Middle School, in Larose, Louisiana, USA
  • "I was the only one there." Mrs. Jonas' 2nd Period class, T.C. Marsh M. S., Dallas, Texas, USA
  • "we just recently got news of this 'new fangled' technology called VCRs." Cameron, from
        Bukit Panjang Gov't. H. S., Singapore
  • "We had to drive to the city for gossip" Ed
  • "we lived in huts because it cost too much to get houses out there." Grant K.
  • "'paper, scissors, rock' is considered a high-tech game!" Cara K.
  • "if someone left they wouldn't be able to find their way back." Ashley Morris
  • "it takes three days just to get to the grocery store!" Ashley Nichols
  • "that even the cows don't bother to moo!" Briana Easter
  • "even insects won't live there." Nic M.



"My aunt is so fat,...
  • "when she lies down she's as tall as she is standing up" Margaret, from Barrington Middle School, Barrington, USA
  • "you have to take 2 trains and a bus to get on her good side." Alex, from Rapid Run School, Cincinnati, USA
  • "when she sits around the house, she sits AROUND the house!" Thomas, from Gray-New Gloucester H.S., Maine, USA
  • "every time she turns around it's her birthday." Don, from Larose Middle School, in Larose, Louisiana, USA
  • "that elephants throw peanuts at her" Rob Coke, from Bishop Pinkham Jr High, Calgary
  • "that she can't even sit in a cable car or the lines will snap" Gay Wee, from Bukit Panjang Gov't H. S., Singapore
  • "her belly button has an echo" Jenny, from Weslaco, USA
  • "her blood type is 'Rocky Road'" Evan, from Independence, Ohio
  • "when she steps into an elevator, it only goes down." Courtney, from Greendale, Wisconsin
  • "when she walks by the TV, I miss 3 shows!" Aaron H.
  • "she has to iron her pants in the driveway!" Benny H.
  • "you can sit a tea cup on her stomach and it won't fall off!!" Kelsie, from Dexter, Missouri
  • "when she walks, other people start yelling 'earthquake'". Amanda, from Dexter, Missouri
  • " I could slap her thigh and ride the wave!" Paul, from Dexter, Missouri
  • "She has more layers than the earth's surface!" Evan, from Independence, Ohio


More examples of hyperbole:
  • "Your sister's so skinny, she has to run around in the shower to get wet" Cliff, from Valley View Elementary School, in Richmond, California, USA
  • "Your sister is so dumb, she walked by the YMCA and thought they spelled MACY'S wrong" Alicia, from Shannon Elementary School, in Pinole, California, USA
  • "My history teacher's so old, he lived through everything we've learned about ancient Greece" Ryan, CFS, Willingboro, USA
  • "I think of you a million times a day" Vern Sal, from Jose Rizal Memorial State College, in Dipolog City, the Philippines
  • "The test was so hard, by the time I finished it I was 100 years old!" Ranada, from Larose M.S., Larose, Louisiana, USA
  • "Saskatchewan is so flat, you can see your dog run away for 4 days!" Jenna, from Olympic Heights School, Calgary
  • "Your momma is so dumb, she got locked in the grocery store and starved to death!" Vicky Moreno, from T.C. Marsh M.S., Dallas, Texas, USA
  • "Your momma is so dumb, she thought TACO BELL was a Mexican phone company." Mrs. Jonas' 4th Period Class, T.C. Marsh M.S., Dallas, Texas, USA
  • "It was so cold, even the polar bears were wearing jackets." Elizabeth, from Covington, USA
  • "Our library is so old, its book pages are numbered with roman numarals ... written by the Romans!" Bobby W.
  • "My girlfreind is so popular, she has her own 900 number." Ed, from Lebanon, USA
  • "That boy's eyes are so big, they look like they're going to jump out and grab you! Ashley Clarke
  • "My best friend is so forgetful, I sometimes have to remind her what her name is!" Katie Holmes
  • "The Eiffel Tower is so big, when I looked up I nearly got whiplashed!" Kerri, from Dexter, Missouri



Winning entries:

Jenna, Ashley Nichols, Aaron Hale, Jacob Smith, Ashley Christine

Grand Prize Winner:
Justin, from T. S. Hill Middle School, in Dexter, Missouri, USA
"My dog is so ugly, he only has cat friends!"

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