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¿Question #2769?
Sceadeau: Have you ever heard a story that ended with "long story short" which was sadly 30 minutes too late?

Caerid: Yes.
hob69: Heh. I think so, yes.
Narlgoth: Only when someone was telling it.
SaittaMicus: Nope
Spirit of 70: Yes.
Nikku: Yes.
kathleenryan: No, but I know what you mean. When people utter those fateful words, "long story short" it really means the long version so watch out!
Hendal: yes, no , maybe, wait let me think about it, you know to make a long story short I am not sure?
chefguru: No, that implies that the person telling the story understands it's taking too long... none of the people I know who tell long stories have figured that part out yet.
GrimJester: Never. How odd.
vandemonium: Can't think of one off hand.
bravhart007: Ha Ha Ha.....Aren't they all
DoomDahDoomDoom: What are you trying to say? My stories are too long for your tiny attention span?
Golux: Ever seen the movie Clue?
DonatoVT: Of course. Sometimes it's me telling it.
DHEK: I think I would have stopped or interrupted the storyteller after the first few minutes if this happened... but no, I've not been in that situation.
Brentoon: Of course I have....after that I strangled the person with a strang of my hair
Geosmores: no
onky: Erh.
Leo-T: all too often
diehard4life: I usually say... "to make a short story long..."
ZeroZilla: Yes, I was telling it at the time... (the "long story short" was in response to the looks of glazed disinterest I could see around me). In point of fact, I don't know if it was really 30 minutes too late.
yoodle: Too many times...
Guiness: is there anyone who hasn't?
Cut & Space: What?
Dorque: Nope.
ciscokidnj: how about short story long
javelin98: Every time my in-laws visit.
dietevil: Of course
brainrob: No
davidgpeterson: every time my boss opens his mouth....
beakermyers: I'm always accused of this. My wife insists that I only say "to make a long story shorter" as noe are actually short.
SenorOcho: Yes.
DaGen: yeah
mgringo: Yes - and it is very annoying.
scriptorum: Yeah, but be grateful whenever someone says "long story short," because the full story is probably much longer than the time they wasted so far.
Krishna: Anyone who uses "long story short" has already told you a long story.
Mike A: Yes.
Android: Every day.
rdmasters: Yep. And that's another one.
sourwyrm: yes
Great Dane: No
CharlieWonka: Oh yes
erli: YEs
Lord_Prussian: Hehhehe, seems like it yah
2amp: most any that i tell do
Thunder: Yes
Belash: yes
lwheeler: No
skrutsch: Yup.
djlg: Yes.
heli: too often
puffinge: I think I just did.
ThatFalafelGirl: not in real life
jttm: NOpe
snoozefest: no
skelebone: No, if anyone ever says "long story short", punch in the mouth.
chaddyboy_2000: Yeah.
Spielfreak: yeah
Sceadeau: Yeah, but I'm the one that asked this, so...
CDRodeffer: No