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Old 10-01-2006, 05:02 AM   #15
shadowhound
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Its called a shaggy dog joke and its painful
A shaggy-dog story is an extremely long-winded tale featuring extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents, usually resulting in a pointless or absurd punchline.
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