what does that have to do with the price of tea in China

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what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

  1. (rhetorical question, colloquial) Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.
    A: "I read that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids." – B: "What medications are you taking?" – A: "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?"
    • 1972, American School Counselor Association, The School counselor, volume 20, page 7:
      My reaction is "What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?"
    • 2000, United States Senate, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Agricultural trade options: hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, →ISBN, page 103:
      To quote the old saying, "what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" Talk about totally irrelevant.

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