In its original sense, a shaggy-dog story or yarn is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents...

issue of New Worlds. The term is a pun on the phrase shaggy dog story. A typical shaggy God story might feature a pair of astronauts landing on a lush...

(The) shaggy dog may refer to: Shaggy Dog (play), a 1968 television play by Dennis Potter The Shaggy Dog (1959 film), starring Fred MacMurray and Tommy...

The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 American fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1923 novel The Hound of Florence by...

Shaggy Dog Story is a three-minute promotional trailer for Children in Need, put together by the BBC and Gorgeous Productions (directed by Chris Palmer)...

of anticlimax is similar to that of the shaggy dog story. In fact, some researchers see the "shaggy dog story" as a type of anti-joke. Anti-humor is described...

The Shaggy D.A. is a 1976 American comedy film and a sequel to The Shaggy Dog (1959) produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was directed by Robert Stevenson...

necessary. Red herring – drawing attention to a certain element to mislead Shaggy dog story – a long-winded anecdote designed to lure the audience into a false...

The Return of the Shaggy Dog is a 1987 American two-part made-for-television comedy film produced by Walt Disney Television. The film is set in the 17...

and Other Stories, where Asimov explains his love of puns. It is an example of a shaggy dog story, as indicated by the title ("ShahGui doG"). Shah Guido...

The Shaggy Dog franchise consists of American science fiction-fantasy-comedy films, with three theatrical releases, and two made-for-television films....

Russian political jokes Satire Sardarji joke Self-referential humor Shaggy dog story Slapstick Snipe hunt Surreal humour Three wishes joke Throwaway line...

Story structure or narrative structure is the recognizable or comprehensible way in which a narrative's different elements are unified, including in a...

A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents...

three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation, and...

amateur detective, and the long-time best friend of his lovable dog, Scooby-Doo. Shaggy has a characteristic speech pattern marked by his frequent use...

MacGuffin Non sequitur (fallacy) Plot twist Red herring prospectus Shaggy dog story Snipe hunt (a fool's errand or wild goose chase) The Five Red Herrings...

A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of a plot in a novel or story. It can also mean an extended or continuing storyline...

programmes. The second, called Shaggy Dog Story, featured various comedians and comic actors telling a long-winded shaggy dog story,[citation needed] with each...

include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic,...

Retrieved 28 March 2024. Malvern, Jack (20 July 2006). "War heroics were a shaggy dog story". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved...

is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward,...

Retrieved 28 December 2014. Smith, Red (11 February 1980). "The Portuguese Shaggy Dog Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.(subscription required) "The Kennel...

role—acting opposite Oedipus many times and occupying a central part of the story—and because the Shepherd and Messenger are onstage when Jocasta is offstage...

a set of shorter stories. The frame story leads readers from a first story into one or more other stories within it. The frame story may also be used...

than most novelettes and short stories. The English word novella derives from the Italian novella meaning a short story related to true (or apparently...

plot. This is especially true in the case of metafiction and the "story within a story" motif. A foil usually either differs dramatically or is an extreme...

(May 21, 2023). "Beau Is Afraid review – Ari Aster's patience-testing shaggy dog story". The Guardian. Retrieved January 18, 2024. Walter, Ben (May 15, 2023)...

machine") is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly or abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence...

Yarn is a type of textile used for knitting. Yarn may also refer to: Shaggy dog story, a long-winded anecdote also known as a yarn YARN, a software utility...