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does a bear shit in the woods 

Sarcastic response to any question that has an incredibly obvious answer. The humor lies in that you're mocking the person who asked the question by jokingly asking a question that has an obvious answer. See "Is the Pope Catholic".
Joe: Is Julio Jones good at football?
Clayton: Does a bear shit in the woods?
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Does a bear shit in the woods? 

Phrase employed to sarcastically imply that the answer to the question being posed is indubitably 'yes'.

See Do one legged ducks swim in circles?
Q: "Joan, does my crossdressing mean that our marriage is over?"
A: "Does a bear shit in the woods?"

Does a bear shit in the woods? 

A sarcastic way of saying hell yes.

Made famous 2001 during the tv-show Friends in season 7 episode 8.
Ross: You hungry?
Joey: Does a bear shit in the woods?

Does a bear shit in the woods? 

Does a bear shit in the woods?

Not a polar bear

Does a bear shit in the woods? 

A phrase used in response to a question, where the answer is an obvious yes.
Justin, "im pretty sure teddy just shit in the woods?"
Chance, "Bet"
Justin, "Does a bear shit in the woods?"
Chance,"idk but teddy does"

Does a brown bear shit in the woods? 

a more vulgar way to say "Does a chicken have lips?". A sarcastic way to answer a question with a question. You could say "Does a brown bear crap in the woods?" instead. Either way, the other person is supposed to say "yes".
Ricky: Was that Economics 200 exam difficult?

George: Does a brown bear shit in the woods?
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026