That's not a story

I was updating the Broker article at BrokerUniverse this week with a roundtable discussion transcript. One guy asks another guy a question and he replies "I have a story about that that I won't share."

Dude then it's not a story! It's a secret or it's something else I am too tired to name but it is soooo not a story.

A story here is an anecdote, something that you just need to share because it's funny or helpful or poignant. Stories make the world get along a little better, make people bond, help them laugh, make them cry, makes them feel and nod their heads and all that other good stuff. To bring one up and not share it is just plain mean.