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A rhetorical question, often used satirically, which points out that a current situation, plan, or set of circumstances does not make sense, or contains an obvious flaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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History
May have originated from a section in the children’s magazine “Highlights”, in which a drawing of a seemingly ordinary situation is shown, along with various outlandish and nonsensical gags.
