Expression: Was it a pigeon that fell...

[Tom]

Hello everybody

Could you please tell me if there is any expression like:

...pigeon fell or the statue?

In fact, recently I was seeing an American movie in which the hero said to the heroine at the end of a conversation.

...so was it the pigeon that fell or the statue?

Since the conversation was not about pigeons or statues, I assume it to be some fixed phrase. Do we agree?

Please do tell me anything if you know about the phrase and when it is used.

Waiting Tom

[Yankee]

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That's not a fixed expression, Tom. What was the context? What movie was it?
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English