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Watching Paint Dry 

Internet slang for staring at your download progress bar or watching download speeds fluctuate.
Man sits there slumped over staring at a computer screen watching each file segment's progress on utorrent hoping somehow his DVD rip of the Dark Knight from aXXo will download faster because he's willing it to happen.

Friend walks in and asks. "looking at porn??"

Man replies "no, just watching paint dry"

Friend says "really should be looking at porn."

like watching paint dry

It is very boring
It is like watching paint dry, it was so boring

watching paint dry 

In basketball, the slowness of a defender near the basket, getting beat by a fast-moving player who scores. The paint is the center lane from the foul line to the basket.
Number 27 was watching paint dry on that drive to the hoop.

letting the paint dry 

A phrase used when a guy is taking a poop and right before he wipes, he jacks off and let's the poop on his ass cheeks dry out (without really noticing).
Dude what's taking bill so long in the bathroom?

He must have been letting the paint dry!
letting the paint dry by C.C.R. Boss December 16, 2011

Watching paint dry 

Used to describe Manchester United.
I didn’t do much today, i was watching paint dry.
Watching paint dry by Kopthis October 3, 2019

dry painting 

glazer: *name* is the goat and everyone else is mid
person: bro stop dry painting them
dry painting by stingraii September 23, 2023