A sarcastic answer to a question with an obvious yes. Referenced in The Big Lebowski. The reversal of the two words makes the phrase hilarious.

Oh, and I'm not Catholic... but I'm high.
"Does the Pope shit in the woods." or "Does a bear wear a funny hat?" are both examples of phrases to use to be like the dude.
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Does the Pope shit in the woods? An expression derived from the conjugation of two well known expressions that simply mean "obviously". The two expressions are "does a bear shit in the woods?" and "Is the Pope Catholic?"
Q. Hi babe, do you want me to pick up some wine for diner?"
A. "Does the Pope shit in the woods?!"
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Another answer for the obvious, "Obviously." Made famous by Steve Martin in his "Wild and Crazy Guy" hit record from the seventies.
In Philosophy you remember just enough to screw you up. You learn the important religious questions, 'Does the Pope shit in the woods?'
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This is a sarcastic answer to a question with an obvious answer of "yes." Taken as a combination of the similarly-intended ones, "Does a bear shit in the woods?" and "Is the Pope Catholic?"

By the way, I'm Catholic.
Do I want an Abita Turbo Dog? Does the Pope shit in the woods?
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Phrase used to answer a question that has an obvious "yes" or "no" answer. Made famous by Carl Johnson (CJ) of GTA: San Andreas.
Caesar: You wanna make some money?

CJ: Does the Pope shit in the woods?

Caesar: Why you keep askin' me that, holmes? I told you, I dunno. Where the holiness does his business, is his business.
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