The Merriam-Webster definition is: a long-drawn-out
circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening
that impresses the teller as humorous but the hearer as
boring and pointless; also : a similar humorous story whose
humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the punch
line.
I would add that it often ends with a bad pun, spoonerism, or
other form of word play.
~Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robison
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A while ago I saw the term "shaggy dog" applied
to THE
DAVINCI CODE. Can you tell me what "shaggy
dog"
means, roughly?
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