Mark Zandi

There is plenty of blame to go around for the U.S. housing bubble, but not much of it belongs to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two giant housing-finance institutions made many mistakes over the decades, some of them real whoppers, but causing house prices to soar and then crater during the past decade weren't among them.

American Economist

Richard Chamberlain

I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.

American Actor

Jax Jones

This track with Jess Glynne, it's a whopper! It's a big one. 'One Touch' is a really special song! It's the best of Jess Glynne and the best of Jax Jones.

English

Keith Henson

Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families.

American Scientist

Pamela Meyer

A liar often smiles subtly while telling a lie; it's an unconscious expression of his delight in getting away with a whopper.

American Author

Often signals exaggeration when describing size or extent; not always literal

Exaggeration Clue

Used for emphasis to make something seem more impressive or significant.

Emphasis on Size

Common in spoken English and informal writing; may seem out of place in formal text.

Colloquial Use

Suggests strong disapproval or indignation about the lie told.

Implies Dishonesty

Sometimes used sarcastically or humorously to describe an obvious lie.

Sarcasm or Humor

Conveys that the lie in question is not minor or harmless.

Not a White Lie

Refers specifically to a Burger King product, not hamburgers in general.

Brand Specific

Acknowledges Whopper as a trademarked name of a product.

Trademark Recognition

Use this context to talk about food preferences or fast food experiences.

Culinary Context

 been bitten by this species before I'm all adjectives the snake venom and today snake anti-venom so I'm not in a good position to get bitten here but this is the middle whopper so and and what you what you look right now is as I mentioned one of the most endangered snake in the whole world and my

Lifesaving Medicines...

 movies some steely-eyed spy tried to conceal the truth from a mysterious interrogator but can you beat a lie detector in real life lying is a stressful business the natural physiological reactions to telling a big fat whopper is that your pulse quickens

Beating a Lie Detector...

 face-to-face with a whopper piraiba but is it the goliath catfish of his career now to find out Jakob must risk losing his catch there is no time for thinking I have to do it too right now because I can lose the fish so I have to grab the

Brawling with Piraiba PIPE...

 as well as the fiction even such whoppers as the Sun is actually good for your skin people read that or like oh interesting I guess I guess this one is good for me I'm going to go sunbathing you know I'm going to have vitamins

Storytelling can be...

 relentless rain lightning storms and raging rivers now for America's top catfish travelers it's the moment of truth the annual okie noodling tournaments grand finale time to see who's caught the biggest whopper barehanded

Oklahoma Catfish...

 this whopper of responses in the skin conductance. The blue in the middle, the boy's sleep, is usually the biggest peak of the day. These three seizures you see here are popping out of the forest

An AI smartwatch that...

 How big was that fish you caught? This big? This big? This big? Without photographic evidence, there's nothing that proves you caught a whopper, and that's been true since the dawn of fishing.

Gyotaku: The ancient...

 area's brimming with hungry sharks holding his breath he scans the waters for signs of big fins or a deadly attack Chris battles the hooked whopper while Dave paddles frantically back to shore

Swimming with Sharks PIPE...

 radio communication another world-class fisherman Neil Patrick he's also out fishing Marlin and he's reeling in a whopper guy and bill are intrigued they decide to sail over hoping to catch a

Monster Fish PIPE National...

 Aaron often is a pro turtle rodeo and this time she's got a whopper a big healthy female