Todays' Word of the Day, brought to us by Merriam-Webster (as usual), is:
- shaggy-dog story - SHAG-ee-DOG-STOR-ee (noun)
- 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
Hmm. I think I should rename my web site--that all-to-well describes my stories and this blog.
Speaking of which, have I told you about the time....
