Pad Search
You rummage around your body like a madman looking for a note pad. You do it when you say something so weak that you think you need to write it down before it fades away.
I told my dad I was going to move out. Then I did a pad search and found a napkin.
At work, I said I could finish the project in one day. Then I did a pad search and found a napkin.
I told my brother I was going to beat him up. Then I did a pad search and found a napkin.