11.   If this were Chicago or Seattle, fans would be spinning tales of woe on talk radio over a record like that.

12.   In a Bombay bar, a callow narrator spins five tales of glitterati and gritty policemen, high finance and low crime.

13.   Ladd is his best buddy, Kemp tells his audiences, spinning out tales of color-blind friendships formed in the huddles of the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills.

14.   Nonetheless, he said, he is realistic about the literary merit of his work and delighted to spin more tales about lawyers, good and evil.

15.   On one hand Brewster can spin tales of driving summer residents home to New York City, Louisville, and even Florida.

16.   One ex-canvasser he spoke with spun tales of going door-to-door for Harry Truman a half-century ago.

17.   Onlookers gather in giant circles to watch acrobats flip and tumble or listen as entertainers spin tall tales in shouted animation.

18.   She spins engaging tales of valor, patriotism and dedication through letters and contemporary accounts.

19.   Sunday night, as senators debated a gambling bill, Bullock relaxed, smiled broadly and spun some tales.

20.   The songs identify with the downtrodden by way of slapstick ironies, spinning tall tales of gluttony and invincibility, hapless love and restless dancing feet.