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That's What BP Said

A variant of "that's what she said." Instead of referring to sexual connotations, it is used to refer to spending a lot of money, making a mess, or fucking up very badly. Arose after the 2010 BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
X: Oh man, I really screwed the pooch on that one.
Y: That's what BP said!

X: It's going to take me all day to clean this mess up.
Y: That's what BP said!

X: I'm paying tonight. The sky is the limit.
Y: That's what BP said!
That's What BP Said by Hamfry June 11, 2010
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That's what BP said

Instead of "that's what she said", but referring to an embarrassing situation, or something that one would rather cover up.
Buffy: "I don't want to go to the beach. I'm having a heavy flow day."

Heather: "That's what BP said!"