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of all the gin joints

an expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."

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  • Shortened from one of the most famous movie quotes of all time, Casablanca, where Humphrey Bogart's character says, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine"
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He barely got to his home town when in walked his ex-wife. He muttered under his breath, "Of all the gin joints..."

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Submitted by TriplePurple on December 03, 2023

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