Possible Clues:

• 'Au contraire ...'
• John Belushi catchphrase
• "And yet ... "
• Follower of "You'd think so ..."
• "Alas, it wasn't to be"
• "... au contraire!"
• "... except that wasn't the case"
• Follow-up to "You might think ..."
• 'And yet ...'
• Sarcastically elongated words