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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word for a long-winded, pointless story #187619 11/03/09 01:39 PM Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 I ianpc OP stranger OP ianpc stranger I Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Hi, does anyone know a good word for: A long, boring story without a point, usually listened to politely by a pained audience that tries to hurry it up. Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for a long-winded, pointless story ianpc #187622 11/03/09 05:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York "shaggy dog"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for a long-winded, pointless story AnnaStrophic #187623 11/03/09 05:51 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass shaggy-dog story is also applied to long-winded jokes (which are sure to be pointless, and may involve convoluted puns); Eric Partridge offered this (shortened) version of the original shaggy-dog story: A grand householder in Park Lane, London, had the great misfortune to lose a very valuable and rather shaggy dog. He advertised repeatedly in The Times, but without luck, and finally he gave up hope. But an American in New York saw the advertisement, was touched by the man’s devotion, and took great trouble to seek out a dog that matched the specification in the advertisement and which he could bring over to London on his next business trip. He presented himself in due course at the owner’s impressive house, where he was received in the householder’s absence by an even more impressive butler, who glanced at the dog, bowed, winced almost imperceptibly and exclaimed, in a horror-stricken voice, “But not so shaggy as that, sir!” -joe (shaggy) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for a long-winded, pointless story ianpc #187626 11/03/09 08:57 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Art today. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for a long-winded, pointless story BranShea #187628 11/04/09 01:50 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Another vote for "shaggy dog story". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for a long-winded, pointless story Faldage #187653 11/04/09 07:05 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA If the works of one who writes is writings are the ramblings of a blellum called blellings http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=story+boring+pointless dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,318 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 775 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,535 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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