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A Stock Phrase, usually uttered in an enervate or deadpan tone, tagged onto the end of a sentence to express that the situation described in the sentence is absurd, ridiculous, and/or ironic. Sort of like a verbal eyeroll. Much like "Whatever" and "So yeah", it's a conversation breaker, so it's typically found at the end of (or serving as) a punchline.
Notable for being the easiest way to lampshade anything, ever. "The Butler Did It? Go Figure."
Film
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- Garfield Gets a Life (Made for TV Movie)
Jon Arbuckle: Boy, you learn a dance and then zango, 14 years later, they change it. |
Max: Well go figure, I was just thinking to myself what ever happened to that Barry Cox? |
- Intergalactic Combat
Comander (sic) X: They are apparently living organic metal structures... go figure! |
- Liberty Stands Still
Joe: Many of the fathers of the Constitution had slaves, but they wrote a document about freedom. Go figure! |
- P.S. I Love You
Holly Kennedy: They have pills for rudeness? |
- The Boost
Lenny: [on Linda's birthday] I got you a $40,000 car and a $2 mutt. Go figure. |
Yzma: [on Kuzco] Why, I practically raised him. |
- Thursday
Alexis Meyers: What kind of job do you have? |
Sam: Bought a car. Turned out to be an alien robot. Go figure. |
Live Action TV
- Back To You episode "Something's Up There"
Montana Diaz Herrera: It's pouring outside. I didn't know it was going to rain today. |
Jess: Yeah, women right, can't live with 'em, can't stop them from jumping in closets...go figure. |
- Hannah Montana episode "Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On"
Allison Dubois: A psychic with a bad memory. Go figure. |
- Smallville episode "Stiletto"
Lois Lane: Go figure. I want the Red-Blue Blur, I get the exact opposite. |
- Sports Night episode "Intellectual Property"
Isaac: Someone holds the copyright to "Happy Birthday"? |
Eddie Fairbanks: Yeah, birds flyin'. Go figure. |
Video Games
- Spider Man: Friend or Foe
Scorpion: Somebody needs a thumping, 'cause I don't like being out of control! |
- The Argonian Mach-Na in Oblivion says this when explaining how she behaves like an Imperial but sympathises more with Dark Elves.
Western Animation
Salem: I said if I could find Sabrina I'd be happy as a clam. Next thing I know, I'm a giant bivalve. Go figure. |
- Dot Warner shortens it to "go fig."