Put it in the story box and save it for later
When someone is telling an awful story and it goes on forever, you just tell them "story box" for short. It lets them know that no one cares about their story and everyone wants to move on.
Mary- ........... and then we got home and went upstairs and i was like laughing and he like said what do you want to do and neither of us knew what to do and then
John- story box
Mary- what?
John- put it in the story box and save it for later.
John- story box
Mary- what?
John- put it in the story box and save it for later.