I'm a valuable citizen ... per say

During the "night" round of mafia, all of the citizens beg the doctor to save them. Since most citizens are of no particular value, when under question they are forced to explain to the group that they are not valuable citizens, per se (i.e., neither the doctor nor the sheriff), but they are valuable contributors to the the community of citizens.

The saying was changed when the doctor or sheriff would attempt to make his/her presence known to the group with the thinly veiled: "I am a valuable citizen...per se!" It wasn't long before the saying was adopted by strategic mafia members attempting to draw the doctor's attention away, in hopes of successfully killing off a citizen.

This phrase is often heard along with "Doctor, save my A".

Other catchy mafia lines include:


 * "Doctor...! Leo...! Marvin...! DR. MARVIN!"
 * "To the gallows!"
 * "The Sheriff's dead" (with a heavy southern accent)