| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Long, rambling and ultimately pointless, as a story or joke | Wall Street Journal | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Bearded collie, for one | Newsday | 20 Aug 2021 |
| __ story | Newsday | 30 Apr 2020 |
| Rambling, as a story | Thomas Joseph | 28 Jun 2018 |
| Long story that's interesting only for the teller: Hyph. | ||
| It's a long story | ||
| Kind of joke (exemplified by the theme of this puzzle) | ||
| Animal in a 2006 movie remake | ||
| Story with an absurd punch line | ||
| Kind of story | ||
| Sort of story | ||
| Type of funny story. |