The term used to express your disinterest when
a stranger or friend is telling a long and/or boring story, or is starting a story that sounds boring.
The idea
is that you express your boredom by pretending to be taking
notes.
guy 1.
'so yeah, I'm an animal
nutritionist I feed chickens I can control the size their eggs for major
supermarket brands for example..........'
guy 2 to guy 3.
'Hey Man, did you bring your notepad? I'm
running out of paper here.'