# Shaggy-dog stories ending in puns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326 "2005-07-20T18:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/41 "2005-07-21T05:21:12Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I just realized the answer after submitting my previous post. > > It’s a riff on “Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?” Yeah, the original line is “Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?” which is the refrain of a famous big band hit. (the shaggy dog story is long and involved, of course, and involves a mountain lion, new boots, and a guy named Roy) ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/42 "2005-07-21T05:43:59Z")
Thank you both. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/43 "2005-07-21T09:10:30Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > I actually wrote one in high school, inspired by Asimov. > > “A stoning roll mosses no gatherings.” There actually was a story, I think it was in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, though not by Asimov himself leading up to the line : **"Strolling roans rather no gauss"** And another by Asimov : **"Sloane’s Teddy wins the race"** And one having nothing to do with Asimov: **"It ended not with a wimp but with a banker"** ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/44 "2005-07-21T10:13:27Z")
“Great Boo’s Up” ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/45 "2005-07-21T10:15:35Z")
The Greatest Joke Ever Told 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/46 "2005-07-21T10:19:51Z")
Don’t hatchet your Counts before they chicken. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/47 "2005-07-21T12:25:34Z")
“I’m sorry, Ruggles, we don’t re-tail Spirits after Midnight” “These are the Soles that Try Men’s Times” I’m amazed how many of these – some which I thought were pretty obscure – people know about. ---
**Author:** ![Fortean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fortean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fortean)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/48 "2005-07-21T13:21:32Z")
…Because Hans that do dishes can be as soft as YourFace with mild green hairy-lipped squid. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/49 "2005-07-21T13:56:58Z")
I’m an ex-tractor fan. ---
**Author:** ![Gregd1123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@Gregd1123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gregd1123)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/50 "2005-07-21T15:29:29Z")
If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Amal ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/51 "2005-07-21T15:46:46Z")
“Pardon me, Toy, is that the Shadow’s nougat you chew?” ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/52 "2005-07-21T16:12:01Z")
“His face rings a bell” “He’s a dead ringer for his brother” ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/53 "2005-07-21T16:42:12Z")
“Shh, shhh, its ok, he’s just gonna focus.” BOFUS?! This one’s even worse “Heh heh, I’ll keep an eye out for yeh, sonny.” I’m usually such a nice girl… ---
**Author:** ![CurlyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@CurlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurlyD)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/54 "2005-07-21T16:49:39Z")
I wouldn’t put a knight out on a dog like this! **Reloy3** , when you “collect 'em all” will you post them somewhere, like on your website? Every one I’ve ever known has been quoted here, plus some I’ve never heard. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/55 "2005-07-21T19:30:02Z")
“You caught my eye.” Not a pun per se, but a play on words. Story available upon request. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/56 "2005-07-21T21:04:34Z")
Thank you all, I love these - keep them coming. And **CurlyD** , I’d love to, but I don’t have a website. I’ll think about how I can do it. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/57 "2005-07-21T21:07:09Z")
Oh, and a couple more: “Just put the lipstick on my bill” “There’s no plate like chrome for the hollindaise” “Slay it again, Pam” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/58 "2005-07-21T21:19:08Z")
“Absinthe makes the hearth grow fronds.” “What do you know! I’m up the paddle without a crick!” “Let your pages do the walking through the yellow fingers.” “Never lock a gift hearse in vermouth.” “The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on.” ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/59 "2005-07-21T23:01:37Z")
“Now is the winner of our disco tent made Gloria’s stunner by this ton of cork.” ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/60 "2005-07-22T02:21:05Z")
OK, thought of some more… _Abcess make the fart go honda_ _Jose, can you see…_ Also, if we can use Asimov, how about Zelazny? _And then the fit hit the Shan!_ And **Snooooopy** , I always heard that one as _And that’s how it came to be the jeer that made Mill Famey walk us_ (referring to an insult shouted to the pitcher each time he tried to throw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326.md?page=4)