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b"As you can tell from this podcast, GamerDude loves to tell stories. In this episode, he talks about\\xa0shaggy dog stories, what they are and what they're supposed to do. Basically, a shaggy dog story is a story that has a long build up and eventually goes nowhere. GamerDude explains how shaggy dog stories are told purely for entertainment and amusement; sometimes, the entertainment is for the audience, and sometimes it's just for the storyteller.\\n\\nGamerDude also explains why shaggy dog stories are called shaggy dog stories.\\xa0 He tells what many believe to be the archetypical shaggy dog story, which is about - what else? -\\xa0 a shaggy dog. He also shares examples of several other kinds of shaggy dog stories. He tells the pirate story, the story about the subway trip, the story about Artie the hitman, and the story about the eccentric general."