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You're wasting my minutes 

Phrase directed at a person you're speaking to--in real life or on the phone-- who spews mindless drivel, renders themselves irrelevant to your reality, or is just plain boring, and is therefore wasting your valuable time.

Origin: Derived from cell phone service plans that offer a limited number of free minutes.
You have a boyfriend? Why didn't you tell me that before I ditched my friends. You're wasting my minutes girl. See ya.
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You're wasting my free minutes 

when you're on your cell after 9 or 7 (when its free) and the person you're talking to is wasting your time with their stupidity
Person: Brittany Spears is my role model.
You: You're wasting my free minutes, you know that?