When you are telling a story and become self aware that the story is getting too long and your audience is distinguished. At this point it is best to stop the story at this point. Based off of Emerson who told notoriously long and boring stories.
Yo man I was telling this story to Mary Helen and had the Emerson Effect! I got out of there real quick before people got too bored.
by Marky No Likey April 15, 2015