shaggy-dog story

There was more enthusiasm from Clive Davis of the Times, who gave the show four stars, describing it as a "thoroughly entertaining shaggy dog story".

Despite the multifariousness, “All-Night Pharmacy” is not a shaggy dog story.

Eight years ago, Tessa Campbell heard a genuine shaggy dog story.

This story of a peppy troop of shoe-store employees in the Pacific Northwest is, in many ways, a classic shaggy dog story.

Where to start with “Pursuit of Happiness,” a spaghetti Western with extra sauce that climaxes in a shaggy dog story so hirsute it will upset pet groomers everywhere.