Date:  Thu, 31 Mar 1994 11:33:34 CST

From:  Dennis Baron <debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU>

Subject: Re: Popular Expressions



In Message Wed, 30 Mar 1994 18:05:00 EST,

 "Dennis.Preston" <22709MGR[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]msu.bitnet> writes:



' yielding such

>incredible absurdities as 'Does a wild Pope shit inthe woods' and others which

>I have forgot.



The lead in line is, "Is the bear Catholic?" The follow up line is

usu. left unsaid, even to the humor-challenged.



(the other) Dennis

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