Whose Uncle?

[Mark Smith]

Todd Meigs wrote:
> 
> At the end of chapter 13, Mason makes a quip on the phrase "Bob's your
> Uncle."  Forgive an ignorant American, but what exactly does this mean?  Is
> it simply a non-sequator roughly meaning "Whatever happens, happens"?
> -------------------------------

It means "Hey presto!" or "And there you have it" or (in the words of
the immortal Tommy Cooper)  "Just like that!"  You know.  It means "easy
as falling off a log," or "slicker than snake shit."  You see?

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