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shaggy dog story

Summary

shaggy dog story ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,105 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shaggy dog story is a type of joke[2].
  • shaggy dog story is a type of narrative[3].
  • shaggy dog story is a type of anti-humor[4].
  • shaggy dog story's does not have characteristic is recorded as Chekhov's gun[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include joke[2], narrative[3], and anti-humor[4].

Why It Matters

shaggy dog story ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,105 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Harper's tag → shaggy-dog-stories
    Subclass of → —
    Does not have characteristic → Chekhov's gun
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: shaggy-dog-stories, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959065|shaggy dog stories (#289959065)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
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