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Old July 29, 2010, 02:17 PM   #13
ScottRiqui
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It's a colloquial use, probably as close to a hypothetical question as anything.

Most often it's done in speaking, where the question is understood by voice intonation, with the answer coming immediately after.
Yep - it's like when you end a story with "And that young boy from the ghetto? He's now the CEO of a multinational corporation."
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