Meaning of is a bear Catholic | Babel Free

Definitions

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

humorous, idiomatic

Examples

“Ginny: Do you want⟳ me? / Isaac: Yes. I want⟳ you very much. You don’t need⟳ to ask⟳ that. / Ginny: You really want⟳ me? / Isaac: Is a bear⟳ Catholic? / Ginny: What are you talking about? / Isaac: It’s a variation on the old saw⟳—here’s the whole thing. Is a bear⟳ Catholic? Does the Pope shit in the woods?”

“ludlow: “‘Rosebud’ in the third race⟳ at Pimlico.” (I’m so tired of Russian food, I could eat⟳ a horse.) / me: “This little piggy went to market.” (Before I left home, I went by the Piggly Wiggly supermarket and picked up a couple of cans of pork and beans for the trip⟳. Want⟳ some?) / ludlow: “Is a bear⟳ Catholic?” (In the name⟳ of God, yes.)”

““Take⟳ on final supplies. Stock⟳ up. Top off the fuel tanks, the water tanks, and stock⟳ the food lockers—” / “And la cerveza locker, sí, Juan?” Ireland laughed. / “Is a bear⟳ Catholic, Rámon? The cerveza locker? The cerveza locker? This ain’t gonna be an easy trip⟳, not easy, no, but we’re going to be living good.” John raised a beer and we touched cans.”

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