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I know you are but what am I

Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.
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So when Mr. Macchia states that people who collect state quarters are fools, my son says I should reply, "I know you are, but what am I?"

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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jeg ved du er, men hvad er jeg

Ich weiß, du bist, aber was bin ich?

Sé que lo eres pero ¿qué soy yo?

je sais que tu es mais qu'est-ce que je suis

Aku tahu kamu, tetapi apa yang aku

So che lo sei, ma cosa sono

私はあなたが知っているが、私は何ですか

scio vos autem quld

我知道你是我，但我是什么

我知道你是我，但我是什麼

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