as the actress said to the pope

as the actress said to the pope

An aside that is used to create a humorous but lewd sexual innuendo out of something mundane or innocent that someone else has said. (The use of "actress" is because the innuendo always refers to a woman in a sexual situation.) Primarily heard in UK. A: "Wow, that sandwich is huge!" B: "Yeah, I can barely put my hands around it." C: "As the actress said to the pope!" A: "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to touch you there." B: "As the actress said to the pope!" A: "What are you doing? Just stick it in already." B: "As the actress said to the pope!" A: "What are you, 12 years old?"

See also: actress, pope, said, to

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