On (09 Oct 06) Cindy Haglund wrote to George Pope...
 CH>  GP> Okay, there were 33 knights out on a quest when a horrible storm
 CH>  GP> arose, so they ducked into an inn/tavern and were put up for the
 CH>  GP> night. . .
 CH>
 CH>  They walked?

Or their horses all died in a massive freak storm-related event?

 CH>  GP> The proprieter says, "I'm sorry, but I wouldn't send a
knight out
 CH> on a
 CH>  GP> dog like this!"
 CH>
 CH>  AH :)
 CH>
 CH>  GP> So,that's basically it, except the ideal is to describe EACH AND
 CH> EVERY
 CH>  GP> knight's being equipped and riding off in great detail, to extend
 CH> the
 CH>  GP> story and make it really repetitive. . .
 CH>
 CH>  I see... Somehow the monk story was better though.. I mean there was
 CH> something about it you know? Something different about it. I don't see
 CH> why IT would be a 'shagg dog story'.. I saw it as how the monks really
 CH> didn't know the answer either, but saying 'you have to be a monk' was
 CH> a good way to get more monks into the Brother hood.. :) and the
 CH> staying power was enjoying the mystery...

What defines a shaggy dog tale is the building up of mystery all for a
punchline at the end that seems to throw the whole story into question!
(a punny, usually!)

Because I care,
|<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


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