Meaning of does the Pope shit in the woods | Babel Free

Definitions

Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

humorous, idiomatic, vulgar

Examples

“"You still interested in a writing job?" he asked. […] Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear shit in the woods? Or, as one of the guys had said a few weeks before, Does the Pope shit in the woods? A writing job. “Yeah,” was all she could say.”

“"I asked her if she would like a coffee. She turned round, smiled and said: 'Does the Pope shit in the woods?' The wife was aghast. Of course I got the blame!””

“"[…] do you understand that last point about combining two jokes together?" […] I almost replied 'Does a bear shit in the woods?' but then I […] saw the chance to answer in a way that would show I understood them perfectly. "Does the pope shit in the woods?" There was a huge round of applause from the invisible audience, in fact it wasn't just a round of applause, ...”

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