Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 11:33:34 CST From: Dennis Baron 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 -- debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uiuc.edu (\ 217-333-2392 \'\ fax: 217-333-4321 Dennis Baron \'\ ____________ Department of English / '| ()___________) University of Illinois \ '/ \ ~~~~~~~~~ \ 608 South Wright St. \ \ ~~~~~~~~~ \ Urbana, IL 61801 ==). \ __________\ (__) ()___________)