[oceliker]

> What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

What does this mean? I don’t see a reference to tea in the comment you are replying to.

[easton]

It’s a euphemism for a nonsequitor, OP is asking what balloon size has to do with it being okay to shoot it down since there’s nothing about size in protected airspace laws.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/price_of_tea_in_China

[vikramkr]

Maybe would have been clearer to use a nonseqiotor that doesn't involve China- for a second there I thought that there was something linking these balloons to tea trade or sanctions or something

[jemmyw]

It's a common expression https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_that_got_to_do_with...

[gadflyinyoureye]

It’s not so common any more. I bet less than 5% of gen Z know it.

[garyrob]

My mother used to say that all the time!