...and then I ask them: "What are the cards for?"
A phrase used to change the subject when someone who should not be hearing the conversation directly preceeding said phrase walks into hearing range/room. It is often followed by laughter.
- So are you going to tell my wife that you slept with her sist...
- *The wife enters the room*
- *Nervously* ...and then I ask them: "What are the cards for?"
- *The wife enters the room*
- *Nervously* ...and then I ask them: "What are the cards for?"