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* Anytime that ''[[South Park]]'''s Eric Cartman tells a story, you can bet that he is lying, either intentionally, or because he's just that deluded.
* Anytime that ''[[South Park]]'''s Eric Cartman tells a story, you can bet that he is lying, either intentionally, or because he's just that deluded.
** A recent episode featuring [[Kanye West]] being offended by a joke Jimmy made up had Cartman claim he had co-created the joke. We soon see he actually believes this when he recounts the opening scene with Jimmy being more enthusiastic about seeing him and Cartman coming up with the joke all by himself. Cartman then explains the lesson is that Jimmy is such a narcissist that he rewrites his memory to include himself in a bigger role (Or something like that).
** A recent episode featuring [[Kanye West]] being offended by a joke Jimmy made up had Cartman claim he had co-created the joke. We soon see he actually believes this when he recounts the opening scene with Jimmy being more enthusiastic about seeing him and Cartman coming up with the joke all by himself. Cartman then explains the lesson is that Jimmy is such a narcissist that he rewrites his memory to include himself in a bigger role (Or something like that).
* In one episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' Grim deliberately tell Billy and Irwin distorted versions of clasic american stories claiming that he was there.
* In one episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' Grim deliberately tell Billy and Irwin distorted versions of clasic american stories claiming that he was there.
* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Homer Simpson is this in-universe. In one episode, he wanted to buy a bottle of expensive hair-regrowth formula. After the pharmacist tells him the price, Homer realizes he can't afford it, he breaks down crying and says, "Forget you, pal. Thanks for nothing," as he leaves. This is changed in his story to his friends to an angry, "Forget you, pal! Thanks for nuthin'!" as he "stormed" out.
* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Homer Simpson is this in-universe. In one episode, he wanted to buy a bottle of expensive hair-regrowth formula. After the pharmacist tells him the price, Homer realizes he can't afford it, he breaks down crying and says, "Forget you, pal. Thanks for nothing," as he leaves. This is changed in his story to his friends to an angry, "Forget you, pal! Thanks for nuthin'!" as he "stormed" out.
* In one episode of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[Cloudcuckoolander|Pinkie Pie]] tells the Cutie Mark Crusaders how she got her cutie mark. It apparently involved her being raised by Amish-looking ''rock farmers'', and she closes her tale with "And that's how Equestria was made!" On top of that, Pinkie follows it up by offering to tell the CMC how she got her cutie mark.
* In one episode of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[Cloudcuckoolander|Pinkie Pie]] tells the Cutie Mark Crusaders how she got her cutie mark. It apparently involved her being raised by Amish-looking ''rock farmers'', and she closes her tale with "And that's how Equestria was made!" On top of that, Pinkie follows it up by offering to tell the CMC how she got her cutie mark.
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