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  • This coffee tastes absolutely terrible when it's cold like this, you need to heat it up.
    Direct- blunt
  • Kelloggs Oops All Raisins Cereal
    Fake!
  • Ants are one of the strongest animals in the world, especially for their size. Did you know that they can carry 50 times their own body weight?! They also don't have lungs, and they even know how to swim!
    Direct- Info dumping
  • Hey! Happy Friday! How's your morning going so far?
    Indirect- Small Talk
  • Yeah, I don't mind riding rollercoasters....
    Indirect- passive
  • Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Poptarts
    Fake!
  • Pizza Burger
    Real from Burger King!
  • Oh yeah, this is the most fun I've had all week!
    Indirect- sarcastic
  • Heinz Creme Egg Mayo
    Fake!
  • Chicken KitKat
    Fake!
  • You smell bad right now.
    Direct- blunt
  • I need you to heat up this coffee so I can drink it.
    Direct- Assertive
  • Flamin’ Hot Mac n’ Cheetos
    Real from Burger King!
  • Lemon Cream Pie Poptarts
    Real!
  • That's a really great painting. It looks SOOOO realistic...
    Indirect- sarcastic
  • There are over 28,000 trains in the United States!
    Direct- Info Dumping
  • McPickle
    Fake!
  • If you ever say that to me again, I will ignore you for the rest of your life!
    Direct- Aggressive
  • Chicken & Waffles Cereal
    Real!
  • Hey Paul? These boxes are REALLLLY heavy...
    Indirect- passive
  • Square Watermelon
    Real! Yes, they can be grown this way!
  • Sweet Potato Kitkat
    Real! It's from Japan.
  • Wow, that vacation cost an arm and a leg!
    Indirect- figurative
  • Fruity Cereal KitKat
    Real!
  • You just drove straight through the stop sign! I feel SUUUUPER safe with you driving the car..."
    Indirect- sarcastic
  • Windex Soda
    Fake!
  • If you don't warm up this coffee right now, I'll never buy anything from you ever again!
    Direct- aggressive
  • I am trying to study. I need you to speak quietly.
    Direct- Assertive
  • Moving is a lot of work, but Rome wasn't built in a day!
    Indirect- Figurative
  • I will push you down the stairs if you don't start walking faster!
    Direct- Aggressive
  • So Lisa, what's the weather like where you're moving?
    Indirect- small talk
  • Tortilla Masks
    Fake!
  • Mac n' Cheese Loaf
    Real!
  • Mayo Oreo
    Fake!
  • Bald Eagle
    Fake. Killing Bald Eagles is illegal and were once on the endangered species list.
  • It hurt my feelings when you said you didn't want to sit with me at lunch.
    Direct- Assertive
  • Gummy Macaroni & Cheese
    Real!
  • Don't you want to go play on your tablet?
    Indirect- passive
  • Pringle
    Fake!
  • Burger-stuffed crust pizza
    Real from Pizza Hut
  • It's raining cats and dogs right now!
    Indirect- Figurative
  • Blue Strawberries
    Fake! Blue is a notoriously difficult color for nature to produce in fruits. This is a case of photo editing.
  • Soy Sauce Kitkat
    Real! It's a very popular flavor in Japan.
  • So how are you doing today? Did you have a nice weekend? Have you heard about the dance next Friday?
    Indirect- Small Talk