“'Cause tonight for the first time/ Just about half-past ten/ For the first time in history/ It's gonna start raining men/ It's raining men, Hallelujah. “I would fly to the moon and back/ if you'll be If you'll be my baby/ Got a ticket for a world where/ we belong/ So would you be my baby” - To the Moon and Back, Savage Garden “Now there's just no chance/ with you and me/ there'll never be/ don't it make you sad about it?/ Cry me a river/ Cry me a river” - Cry Me a River, Justin Timberlake “California girls/ We're unforgettable/ Daisy Dukes/ Bikinis on top/ Sun-kissed skin/ so hot/ We'll melt your popsicle” - California Gurls, Katy Perry Allie Brosh's immensely popular blog, Hyperbole and a Half (), is an Internet phenomenon which has been named. Similar to a well-delivered speech, hyperbole can help paint a vivid picture or express a strong emotion in the lyrics of a song. 'Please sit down because having produced nine million award shows, I know the producer's up there saying, 'Hurry, say thanks fast.'' - Daytime Emmy Award Acceptance Address, Dick Clark Only five made the team that year, and I was one of the five.' - Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Address, Larry Rayfield Wright Gil Brandt was signing everybody that could walk. Allie Brosh's humorous, autobiographical blog, Hyperbole and a Half, has a huge following.In 2011, an editor of PC World included it in a list of the funniest sites on the Internet, and this year. “That year, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys had 137 rookies in training camp. 'So first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' - First Inaugural Address, Franklin Delano Roosevelt 'I think this is the most extraordinary collection of human talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.' - White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners, President John F. A tiny bit of exaggeration may be enough to perk up the ears of your audience. When hyperbole is carefully placed into a speech, it can help you really punch your points.

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