# 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:** 5
**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:** [April 12, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/81 "2012-04-12T20:30:26Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > Or, if you’re in Scotland, “hey, McCloud–get off of my ewe!” Hey. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/82 "2012-04-12T20:40:23Z")
I was a little disappointed when the answer I wanted to submit had already been taken, but I felt better when I noticed that the person who got to it first was, uh, me in 2005. Gotta love the zombie threads! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/83 "2012-04-12T20:45:24Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I was a little disappointed when the answer I wanted to submit had already been taken, but I felt better when I noticed that the person who got to it first was, uh, me in 2005. Gotta love the zombie threads! I was also going to say something until I realised that it was me who reanimated this thread last year to make the same comment. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/84 "2012-04-12T21:44:05Z")
Oh, Wow. I birthed a Zombie Thread. I’m so proud. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/85 "2012-04-12T21:49:14Z")
Does anyone know if the old Johnny Carson joke, “The Fugarwe Indians” could be considered a shaggy dog story. I don’t remember the whole thing, but maybe one of our other Doper friends might share it? There was also the one he did with Jack Webb (of Dragnet fame). I think it’s called “The Clapper Caper”. Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/86 "2012-04-12T22:00:06Z")
The characters in Spider Robinson’s Callahan stories often pun and tell shaggy dog stories. One of my favorite stories is " A Voice Heard in Ramah" in which a newcomer to the bar, Rachel, enters the evening’s competition. The theme was “science fiction” but Rachel tells a shaggy dog story about unrest in the Middle East. When another player starts to challenge he she deadpans “The story was clearly about Zion’s friction” She wins the contest. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/87 "2012-04-13T01:16:43Z")
This should keep you busy for a while: [http://www.davearonson.net/humor/feghoot.html](http://www.davearonson.net/humor/feghoot.html) ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/88 "2012-04-13T18:27:56Z")
Wrecked him? It nearly killed him. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/89 "2012-04-13T18:47:54Z")
And the only thing recovered was a star mangled spanner. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/90 "2012-04-13T20:14:44Z")
Better Nate than Lever! ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/91 "2012-04-13T20:37:28Z")
Middle Lamb, you’ve had a Dizzy Bey. Two heads are bitter, then none. ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/92 "2012-04-13T21:37:58Z")
“Two all-beef Patties, Special Ross, Lester Sneed pickin’ bunions on a Sesame Street bus.” ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/93 "2012-04-13T22:24:02Z")
“What are you worried about? It’s just a furry with a syringe on top!” “Ma’am, I was never a slave. I was an indentured servant.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/94 "2012-04-14T03:24:28Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > There was also the one he did with Jack Webb (of Dragnet fame). I think it’s called “The Clapper Caper”. [The copper clapper caper with Caude Cooper, etc.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpTqHrS4E2M) My entry: He’s a typical gnu and tiler too. mmm ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/95 "2012-04-14T06:04:33Z")
> [@mamboman](#): > > I love “My Word”. My favourite ending is “you can’t have your kayak and heat it too” > > mm Take _au pair_ off gargling spice. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/96 "2012-04-14T06:51:23Z")
One morning, the zookeeper was walking past the lions’ habitat when he noticed the crowd around it was more than usually excited. Glancing in, he saw that the biggest lion in the pride was clearly bothered by something on his head. Squinting a bit, the zookeeper could tell that a family of robins had made a home in the shock of hair directly above the lion’s eyes. Pitying the annoyed lion, and fearing for the birds’ safety, the zookeeper went about tranquilizing the lion with darts so a team of specialists could remove the birds. Naturally, some of the people in the crowd had cell phones, and many contacted the local news station. They got there in time to get some prime footage of the procedure. As the zookeeper climbed out of the enclosure, the newscaster asked how he felt about performing such a dangerous job. “Well,” the zookeeper answered, shrugging philosophically. “Beast is beast, and nest is nest, and never the mane shall tweet.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/97 "2012-04-14T08:06:38Z")
The Decline and Fall of the Roaming Umpire ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/98 "2012-04-14T08:41:11Z")
The Czech’s in the mayo. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/99 "2012-04-15T00:02:00Z")
“Pardon me, but can you please cache a small Czech?” “Police are on the lookout for a small medium at large.” “Artie chokes three for a dollar at Safeway.” ---
**Author:** ![Tootingkhamen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tootingkhamen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tootingkhamen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326/100 "2012-04-16T15:44:31Z")
Azimov liked his puns, and his shaggy dog stories - I immediately thought of this: > **[The Death of a Foy – Eclecticism](https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2004/01/11/the-death-of-a-foy/)** > > Isaac Asimov had an absolutely wicked sense of humor and a great love for bad puns. And then there’s the “Lions will eat anything” zookeeper joke, one version here (some familiarity with traditional British cuisine needed): [http://www.grae.co.uk/tag/mushy-bees/](http://www.grae.co.uk/tag/mushy-bees/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaggy-dog-stories-ending-in-puns/313326.md?page=6)