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* Despite saying the opposite, Polonius in ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' proceeds to go on a long winded rant of 'advice' to his daughter Ophelia. To boot it's pretty useless and patronizing advice.

A sister trope to ItsALongStory, this is a StockPhrase, usually pulled out when a character sums up something really complicated with a few choice words. Either that, or they're using the phrase ironically.

-->-- '''Film/AntMan'''

* ''ViddeoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'': "Long story short, you have a magical evening. [[InvertedTrope Short story long]]? [[{{Doorstopper}} Anything by Dickens]]."

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] makes her proper introduction and explains to the group explains that she's from the same world as cast from ''Awakening''. Owain goes into a bunch of [[LargeHam theatrics]] to further explain the situation, in which Chrom eventually tells him to get to point. Owain then says "OK! Long story short... [[KidFromTheFuture Lissa's gonna be my mom!]]".

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] makes her proper introduction and explains to the group explains that she's from the same world as cast from ''Awakening''. Owain goes into a bunch of [[LargeHam theatrics]] to further explain the situation, in which Chrom eventually tells him to get to point. Owain then says "OK! Long story short.... [[KidFromTheFuture Lissa's gonna be my mom!]]".

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] makes her proper introduction and explains to the group explains that she's from the same world as cast from ''Awakening''. Owain goes into a bunch of [[LargeHam theatrics]] to further explain the situation, in which Chrom eventually tells him to get to point. Owain then says "OK! Long story short.... [[KidFromTheFuture Lissa's gonna be my mom!]].

* When Peter B. Parker in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' asks how Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker and Spider-Ham came to Miles' universe, Noir claims that it was a long story. Cut to the three of them crash landing onto different screens in Times Square, similar to how Peter B.'s story. They quickly admit it's maybe not that long of a story.

* When Peter B. Parker in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' asks how Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker and Spider-Ham came to Miles' universe, Noir claims that it was a long story. Cut to the three of them crash landing onto different screens in Times Square, similar to how Peter B. came. They quickly admit it's maybe not that long of a story.

* When Peter B. Parker in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' asks how Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker and Spider-Ham came to Miles' universe, Noir claims that it was a long story. Cut to the three of them crash landing onto different screens in Times Square, implying that their story was the same as Gwen's. They quickly admit it's maybe not that long of a story.

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'''Scott:''' All right, there's an old man, he's got a safe, and he's gone for a week. Let's just work with that.\\

'''Luis:''' You know what I'm saying? ''(Sheepishly smiles...)''

** ''ComicBook/UltimateGalactusTrilogy'': After the Sentry system provided the first view of Gah Lak Tus, Nick Fury asked how big is it. The scientist started giving the reasons for the estimations, and Nick interrupted him: get to the point!

* When Peter B. Parker in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' asks how Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker and Spider-Ham came to Miles' universe, Noir claims that it was a long story. Cut to the three of them crash anding onto different screens in time-square, implying that their story was the same as Gwen's.

'''Scott:''' All right, there's an old man, he's got a safe, and he's gone for a week. Let's just work with that.

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* ''ComicBook/UltimateGalactusTrilogy'': After the Sentry system provided the first view of Gah Lak Tus, Nick Fury asked how big is it. The scientist started giving the reasons for the estimations, and Nick interrupted him: get to the point!

* The [=McSweeney=]'s article ''[[http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2005/12/21parang.html Stories Ending With "Long Story Short" That Could Actually Use Some Elaboration]]'' is really, really funny. To give one example:

->'''Luis:''' ''Okay. I was at a wine tasting with my cousin Ernesto. Which was mainly reds, and you know I don't like reds, man. But there was a rose that saved the day. It was delightful. And then he tells me about this girl, Emily, that we used to kick it with. It was actually the first pair of boobs I ever touched. So, uh, he tells me that she's working as a housekeeper now, right? And she's dating this dude, Carlos, who's a shot caller from across the bay. And she tells him about the dude that she's cleaning for. Right? That he's like this big-shot CEO, that is all retired now, but he's loaded. And so, Carlos and Ernesto are on the same softball team, and they get to talking, right? And here comes the good part. Carlos says, "Yo, man. This guy's got a big-ass safe just sitting in the basement, just chilling." Of course Ernesto comes to me because he knows I got mad thieving skills. Of course, I ask him... "Did Emily tell Carlos to tell you to get to me what kind of safe it was?" And he says, "Nah, dawg. All she said is that it's super-legit and whatever's in it it's gotta be good."''
->'''Scott:''' ''What?''
->'''Kurt:''' ''Old man have safe.''
->'''Luis:''' ''And he's gone for a week.''
->'''Scott:''' ''All right, there's an old man, he's got a safe, and he's gone for a week. Let's just work with that.''

->'''Scott:''' ''[[FlatWhat What?]]''

Contrast with ShortStoryLong. If it's used ironically, see UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking.

->'''Kurt:''' ''Old man have safe. And he's gone for a week.''
->'''Scott:''' ''All right, there's an old man, he's got a safe, and he's gone for a week. Let's just work with that''

->''"Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief."''
-->-- '''Polonius''', ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''

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And, well, to make a long story short

* In Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "Everything You Know is Wrong", one verse has him saying this with regards to a paper cut getting infected and killing him.