To be
chiefing through copious amounts of ones
dab pen.
To be burning
the candle through the night.
The link here is between a dab "pen" and a standard pen, which is (normally) used to write.
The metaphor continues as a normal pen may be used to write a paragraph, which is why to this day we say Writing a paragraph.
Friend 1: Takes back to back to back to back... to back rips of
the pen followed by a double
ripski to cap it off.
Friend 2: Man that guy is
writing a paragraph.
Friend 3: Totally