History Main / AnotherStoryForAnotherTime

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10076169/22/Goals-Privileges Goals & Privileges]]'' Harry asks how Sirius knows what nachos were and Remus replies "A night of frivolity in London, instigated by your father, and a story for another time."

* ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' ends many of its chapters with a reference to what happened to a side character who had been important in the chapter, but "that is another story and will be told another time."

* Commonly used in ''GoodEats'' by Alton Brown as a CatchPhrase is "But that's another show" when talking about foods that are tangentially related to the theme of the current one.

* In the "Unfair Science Fair" episode of ''PhineasAndFerb'', the boys build a portal to Mars, but we don't see them use it for the first half of the episode. After the first half's plot is resolved, Phineas mentions that he and Ferb had gone through the portal, but as Ferb said, "That's another story." The second half of the episode is entitled "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)", and focused on their trip through the portal during the events of the previous half.

* In the "Unfair Science Fair" episode of PhineasAndFerb, the boys build a portal to Mars, but we don't see them use it for the first half of the episode. After the first half's plot is resolved, Phineas mentions that he and Ferb had gone through the portal, but as Ferb said, "That's another story." The second half of the episode is entitled "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)", and focused on their trip through the portal during the events of the previous half.

** That last question does get answered in "That '90s Show", where Homer briefly became a grunge musician.

* ''DueSouth'' used to use a variant a lot, with Fraser going "...But that's not important, what ''is'' important..."

* In the "Unfair Science Fair" episode of PhineasAndFerb,

* In "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Bart and Lisa still have questions after Homer finishes his tale of a {{Beatles}}-like career.

* Used as a SequelHook in the ending of the 1982 ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian'', where narration by Mako tells us that in time, Conan "became a king by his own hand, and this story shall also be told."

* ''TheNeverendingStory'' ends many of its chapters with a reference to what happened to a side character who had been important in the chapter, but "that is another story and will be told another time."

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!!Examples:

[[AC:Film]]

[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': "...but that's another story" becomes something of a catchphrase for the first book's narrator. Most of these stories are eventually told as sideplots in books 2 and 3.
* ''TheNeverendingStory'' ends many of its chapters with a reference to what happened to a side character who had been important in the chapter, but "that is another story and will be told another time."

[[AC:Live Action TV]]
* Often happens on ''HowIMetYourMother'', usually refering to events in future episodes. Subverted in one episode when Older Ted says this of a security guard and his band, then decides that he'll probably never get to it and gives the Cliff Notes version ("They had one song, it didn't suck, end of story.")
* ''DueSouth'' used to use a variant a lot, with Fraser going "...But that's not important, what ''is'' important..."
* Commonly used in ''GoodEats'' by Alton Brown as a CatchPhrase is "But that's another show" when talking about foods that are tangentially related to the theme of the current one.

[[AC:Tabletop RPG]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module DA1 ''Adventures in Blackmoor''. The DM Background section is written like someone telling a story. At one point it starts describing the destruction of Blackmoor, but then says "But of the sinking of that fabled land - another time! Today, we speak of other things."

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* In "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Bart and Lisa still have questions after Homer finishes his tale of a {{Beatles}}-like career.

'''Homer:''' ''(laughs)'' There are perfectly good answers to those questions, but they'll have to wait for another night.

* Commonly used in GoodEats by Alton Brown as a CatchPhrase is "But that's another show" when talking about foods that are tangentially related to the theme of the current one.

* The ending of the 1982 ''ConanTheBarbarian'' tells us that in time, Conan "became a king by his own hand, and this story shall also be told."

* ''ArtemisFowl'': "...but that's another story" becomes something of a catchphrase for the first book's narrator. Most of these stories are eventually told as sideplots in books 2 and 3.

* ''ArtemisFowl'': but that's another story" becomes something of a catchphrase for the first book's narrator. Most of these stories are eventually told as sideplots in books 2 and 3.

* ''DueSouth'' used to use a variant a lot, with Fraser going "...But that's not important, what *is* important..."

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor. The DM Background section is written like someone telling a story. At one point it starts describing the destruction of Blackmoor, but then says "But of the sinking of that fabled land - another time! Today, we speak of other things."

-->'''Lisa:''' How come we never heard about this until today?
-->'''Bart:''' Yeah, and what happened to the money you made?
-->'''Lisa:''' Why haven't you hung up your gold records?
-->'''Bart:''' Since when could you write a song?
-->'''Homer:''' (laughs) There are perfectly good answers to those questions, but they'll have to wait for another night.

* ArtemisFowl: but that's another story" becomes something of a catchphrase for the first book's narrator. Most of these stories are eventually told as sideplots in books 2 and 3.
* TheNeverendingStory ends many of its chapters with a reference to what happened to a side character who had been important in the chapter, but "that is another story and will be told another time."

* Often happens on HowIMetYourMother, usually refering to events in future episodes. Subverted in one episode when Older Ted says this of a security guard and his band, then decides that he'll probably never get to it and gives the Cliff Notes version ("They had one song, it didn't suck, end of story.")
* DueSouth used to use a variant a lot, with Fraser going "...But that's not important, what *is* important..."

* DungeonsAndDragons module DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor. The DM Background section is written like someone telling a story. At one point it starts describing the destruction of Blackmoor, but then says "But of the sinking of that fabled land - another time! Today, we speak of other things."

* In "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" from TheSimpsons, Bart and Lisa still have questions after Homer finishes his tale of a Beatles-like career. Lisa: How come we never heard about this until today? Bart: Yeah, and what happened to the money you made? Lisa: Why haven't you hung up your gold records? Bart: Since when could you write a song? Homer: (laughs) There are perfectly good answers to those questions, but they'll have to wait for another night.

Due to TheLawofConservationofDetail, this story may later turn out to be relevant.

When someone gives an {{Exposition}}, they'll often mention something that pertains to a [[NoodleIncident certain event]]. Questioning the character about it would elicit this response.