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Long Story 

What someone says before starting a long story to warn people if they're disinterested
Graham: Oh, it's a long story.
Juan: I don't need to hear it.
Graham: Okay, understandable.
Long Story by MarcoRubio2016 October 7, 2018

Long Story Long 

When you had ATTEMPTED to tell a short version of a story but you end up telling the entire story anyway. Or if you have gone far off of the original point, and want to summize the statement. Started in Virginia Beach, by Reitzel.
Long story long, I'll be over tomorrow
Long Story Long by MaddWopp February 4, 2022

Long Story Short 

Taking a long story and summarizing its main points, skipping over unnecessary details
I wanted to tell you all about my amazing day , but long story short, I totaled your car!!
Long Story Short by .PiCe.NuSSy. October 25, 2008

long story short 

Something a person says halfway through a long, pointless story with trivial details that are interesting to nobody except the storyteller.
(Fifteen minutes of droning blather). Long story short, (fifteen more minutes of rambling digressions.)
long story short by acidnoir July 23, 2010

Long Story Short 

A phrase describing the process of eliminating the silly extraneous nonsense, and delivering only the good stuff, that's long story short.
After a 10 day trip across the Heartland, well...long story short...we got engaged!

long story, no plot 

A euphemism used when a story's actual details are too complicated to understand, or too embarassing to get into, or just too boring to bother with wasting the other person's time.
"Why did you two break up?"
"Long story, no plot."