coping with an obnoxious chatterbox theme

Someone struggles to listen to a person who talks at length about frivolous matters.

Examples

Captain Picard was obligated to attend a social gathering hosted by the notorious chatterbox Calvin "Hutch" Hutchinson in tng6x18 "Starship Mine".

24 total · 4 major · 20 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tz1959e2x25 major Colonel Taylor objected to Mr. Tennyson's ceaseless chattering so much that he wagered a half million dollars simply to make the man be quiet for a year.
tz1959e3x30 major for discussion :: Various people had a hard time stomaching the loudmouthed mythomaniac Frisby
tz1959e4x18 major Julius was an annoying chatterbox to pretty much everyone around him.
tz1959e5x04 major McNulty exasperated everyone around him with his incessant blabbering.
ahh2x08 minor Skip's patience was sorely tested by Mrs. Fister's endless rambling.
ahp5x33 minor Helen was an incessant chatterbox on the party line.
bbf4x10 minor Franklin annoyed by Marcus
ds92x23 minor Kira with Bashir in shuttlecraft
ent2x17 minor Tucker was annoyed with the chatty prisoner, named Zoumas, shacked next to him to the extent that he asked to changed seats.
ftt1982e6x03 minor One of the daughters was a stereotypical natter as she went on about her blueberry muffin with marmalade.