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A form of sarcastic rejoinder, responding to an improbable statement with another improbable statement. Popular forms include "I'm the Queen of Sheba" and "I'm a monkey's uncle". Can lead to interesting results if Bob takes Alice at her word, which may be because he's constitutionally deaf to sarcasm, doesn't expect her to disbelieve him, or doesn't recognise the improbability of her statement. Or Bob may sarcastically reference Alice's statement when his improbable statement is proved true; see Cue the Flying Pigs. See also Or My Name Isn't. Examples of And I'm the Queen of Sheba include:

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  • A form of sarcastic rejoinder, responding to an improbable statement with another improbable statement. Popular forms include "I'm the Queen of Sheba" and "I'm a monkey's uncle". Can lead to interesting results if Bob takes Alice at her word, which may be because he's constitutionally deaf to sarcasm, doesn't expect her to disbelieve him, or doesn't recognise the improbability of her statement. Or Bob may sarcastically reference Alice's statement when his improbable statement is proved true; see Cue the Flying Pigs. See also Or My Name Isn't. Examples of And I'm the Queen of Sheba include:
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  • A form of sarcastic rejoinder, responding to an improbable statement with another improbable statement. Popular forms include "I'm the Queen of Sheba" and "I'm a monkey's uncle". Can lead to interesting results if Bob takes Alice at her word, which may be because he's constitutionally deaf to sarcasm, doesn't expect her to disbelieve him, or doesn't recognise the improbability of her statement. Or Bob may sarcastically reference Alice's statement when his improbable statement is proved true; see Cue the Flying Pigs. See also Or My Name Isn't. Examples of And I'm the Queen of Sheba include:
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