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Oh, I don't know, could it be.... SATAN?

— The Church Lady · Saturday Night Live

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Feigning puzzlement, the speaker pretends not to know who is responsible before theatrically pointing the finger at the devil. The drawn-out, teasing phrasing suggests mock innocence and exaggerated moral suspicion, as though every misdeed could be traced to one obvious, sanctimoniously named culprit.

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