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* From [[Music/FrankZappa The Mothers Of Invention]] song "You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here"
-->You tore a big hole in your convertible top.
-->What will you tell your mom and pop?
-->(spoken} Mom, I tore a big hole in the convertible.
-->You tore a big hole in your convertible top.
-->What will you tell your mom and pop?
-->(spoken} Mom, I tore a big hole in the convertible.
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* ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy:'' In the second series, CorruptCorporateExecutive Hig Hurdenflurst only happens to have Lintilla (and her identical clones, both also named Lintilla) at gunpoint and demands an explanation. Lintilla says it's a long story, so he asks her to just give a quick precis. Lintilla narrows it down to "because".
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* ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy:'' ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978:'' In the second series, CorruptCorporateExecutive Hig Hurdenflurst only happens to have Lintilla (and her identical clones, both also named Lintilla) at gunpoint and demands an explanation. Lintilla says it's a long story, so he asks her to just give a quick precis. Lintilla narrows it down to "because".
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** ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Captain America wakes up in the hospital. The last thing he remembers is the military operatio at the Chitauri base, which he is informed was a sucess, followed by the Allied victory in WWII. He accepts it, and asks how much time he has been out. Days? Weeks? Months? Bruce Banner starts ranting theories about the super soldier serum, but Cap asks for a straight answer.
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** ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Captain America wakes up in the hospital. The last thing he remembers is the military operatio operation at the Chitauri base, which he is informed was a sucess, success, followed by the Allied victory in WWII. He accepts it, and asks how much time he has been out. Days? Weeks? Months? Bruce Banner starts ranting theories about the super soldier serum, but Cap asks for a straight answer.
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'''Hades:''' I ''know'' you know. Anyway, Zeus--Mr. High and Mighty, Mr. "[[Music/TheRollingStones Hey You, Get Off Of My Cloud]]"--Now he has--\\
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'''Hades:''' I ''know'' you know. Anyway, Zeus--Mr. High and Mighty, Mr. "[[Music/TheRollingStones "[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Hey You, Get Off Of My Cloud]]"--Now he has--\\
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* ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy:'' In the second series, CorruptCorporateExecutive Hig Hurdenflurst only happens to have Lintilla (and her identical clones, both also named Lintilla) at gunpoint and demands an explanation. Lintilla says it's a long story, so he asks her to just give a quick precis. Lintilla narrows it down to "because".
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'':
-->'''Hades:''' Ladies, so sorry I'm--\\
'''The Fates:''' Late!\\
'''Lachesis:''' We ''knew'' you would be!\\
'''Clotho:''' [''proudly''] [[TheOmniscient We know EVERYTHING!]]\\
'''Lachesis:''' Past--\\
'''Clotho:''' --Present--\\
'''Atropos:''' --and Future! [''aside to Panic''] Indoor plumbing...it's gonna be ''big!''\\
'''Hades:''' Right, anyway ladies, I was at this party and I lost all track of ti--\\
'''The Fates:''' We know!\\
'''Hades:''' I ''know'' you know. Anyway, Zeus--Mr. High and Mighty, Mr. "[[Music/TheRollingStones Hey You, Get Off Of My Cloud]]"--Now he has--\\
'''The Fates:''' --a bouncing baby ''brat!''\\
'''Clotho:''' We ''KNOW!''\\
'''Hades:''' '''''I KNOW''''' ''you'' know. I got it, I got the concept. Look, is this kid going to mess up my hostile takeover bid or what?
-->'''Hades:''' Ladies, so sorry I'm--\\
'''The Fates:''' Late!\\
'''Lachesis:''' We ''knew'' you would be!\\
'''Clotho:''' [''proudly''] [[TheOmniscient We know EVERYTHING!]]\\
'''Lachesis:''' Past--\\
'''Clotho:''' --Present--\\
'''Atropos:''' --and Future! [''aside to Panic''] Indoor plumbing...it's gonna be ''big!''\\
'''Hades:''' Right, anyway ladies, I was at this party and I lost all track of ti--\\
'''The Fates:''' We know!\\
'''Hades:''' I ''know'' you know. Anyway, Zeus--Mr. High and Mighty, Mr. "[[Music/TheRollingStones Hey You, Get Off Of My Cloud]]"--Now he has--\\
'''The Fates:''' --a bouncing baby ''brat!''\\
'''Clotho:''' We ''KNOW!''\\
'''Hades:''' '''''I KNOW''''' ''you'' know. I got it, I got the concept. Look, is this kid going to mess up my hostile takeover bid or what?
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
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* ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort'': ''Back at FOX, we had this great idea for the next plot line. It had [[EverythingsbetterWithMonkeys monkeys]] and [[EverythingsbetterWithSamurai samurai]], crazy stuff. Long story short: big chemical spill.''
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* ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort'': ''Back at FOX, we had this great idea for the next plot line. It had [[EverythingsbetterWithMonkeys monkeys]] monkeys and [[EverythingsbetterWithSamurai samurai]], crazy stuff. Long story short: big chemical spill.''
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* This is the point of the forum acronym TL;DR, which stands for "Too Long; Don't Read".
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TL;DR: The phrase "to make a long story short" is a trope.
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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'':
-->'''Inigo''': Let me explain. [[{{Beat}} ...]] No, there is too much, let me sum up. Buttercup is marrying Humperdinck in a little less than half an hour, so all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the Princess, and make our escape. After I kill Count Rugen.
-->'''Inigo''': Let me explain. [[{{Beat}} ...]] No, there is too much, let me sum up. Buttercup is marrying Humperdinck in a little less than half an hour, so all we have to do is get in, break up the wedding, steal the Princess, and make our escape. After I kill Count Rugen.
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* In ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', Friar Lawrence begins his explanation of what happened with "I will be brief" and then goes on for about forty lines.
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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In "Restoration", Felicity Smoak shows that, despite being a notorious MotorMouth, she can cut to the chase when needed.
--->'''Diggle:''' Sorry I couldn't help out. It's a long story.
--->'''Felicity:''' Oh, my God, it is not a long story. It is the shortest story in history. [[WhatTheHellHero Two guys go take on criminals without asking for back-up]] and nearly get killed in the process!
** And again when the VillainOfTheWeek attacks Felicity and Curtis Holt.
--->'''Felicity:''' Ok, obviously there's a very long explanation to this. The short version is that I work with the Green Arrow, this man is trying to kill me--well, us, sorry--and I'm taking us down to the only place that we're going to be safe.
--->'''Diggle:''' Sorry I couldn't help out. It's a long story.
--->'''Felicity:''' Oh, my God, it is not a long story. It is the shortest story in history. [[WhatTheHellHero Two guys go take on criminals without asking for back-up]] and nearly get killed in the process!
** And again when the VillainOfTheWeek attacks Felicity and Curtis Holt.
--->'''Felicity:''' Ok, obviously there's a very long explanation to this. The short version is that I work with the Green Arrow, this man is trying to kill me--well, us, sorry--and I'm taking us down to the only place that we're going to be safe.
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* In the short story ''Literature/RipVanWinkle'' Washington Irving uses the phrase to wrap up the narrative.
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* In the short story ''Literature/RipVanWinkle'' Washington Irving ''Literature/RipVanWinkle'', Creator/WashingtonIrving uses the phrase to wrap up the narrative.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', TeenGenius Jeremie tries to explain how he got the materialization program working to Aelita in [[TechnoBabble hard to understand terms]], until Odd cuts him off with a "Time-out, Einstein!" and Ulrich yawns. Jeremie then references the trope by name and say, "It works."
