| 1 | ->'''Wadsworth:''' ''"To make a long story short..."''\ |
| 2 | '''Colonel Mustard:''' ''"Too late."'' |
| 3 | -->-- ''Film/{{Clue}}'' |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ->''"As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway."'' |
| 6 | -->-- '''Calvin''', ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ->''"Let me explain. ...No, there is too much. Let me sum up."'' |
| 9 | -->-- '''Inigo Montoya''', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ->''"Long story short, you have a magical evening. ShortStoryLong? [[TakeThat Anything by]] [[Creator/CharlesDickens Dickens]]."'' |
| 12 | -->-- ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ->''"Was ist der langen Rede kurzer Sinn?"'' ("What is the long oration's short meaning?") |
| 15 | -->-- '''Questenberg''' responding to Buttler's long speech in ''Wallenstein'' by [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker Friedrich Schiller]] |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ->''After showering, the three conversed at great length, almost as if filling in the three-year gap that had separated them.'' |
| 18 | -->-- ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', Chapter 4 |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ->'''Captain America:''' How long have I been out, doc? |
| 21 | ->'''Bruce Banner''': Actually, that's what we wanted to talk you about, Steve. We're still not sure if it was suspended animation or just an unexpected side-effect of the super soldier serum, but... |
| 22 | ->'''Captain America''': Would somebody please just give me a straight answer here? |
| 23 | ->'''Nick Fury:''' Fifty-seven years, Captain. |
| 24 | -->-- ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' |
| 25 | |
| 26 | ->'''Thunderbolt Ross''': John, for God's sake. We're in the middle of an international situation right now. Can't you talk with one of the financial managers? |
| 27 | ->'''Wraith:''' And chase my tail for the next six months? No, thank you, sir. I've got two hundred and fifty people out here with mortages and families and I'd rather heard this straight, if you don't mind. |
| 28 | ->'''Thunderbolt Ross''': Okay, you want me to be straight? Yes, Weapon X will be phased out between now and winter 2003. |
| 29 | -->-- ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ->''"I finished my study of the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie spatial distortions]] coming from the [[OurWormholesAreDifferent singularity]]. I can give you a [[TechnoBabble long, boring analysis]]. Suffice it to say, I don't know what's going on."'' |
| 32 | -->-- '''Captain Janeway''', ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Parallax" |
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