is the Pope Catholic

alternative is the Pope a Catholic? · alternative is the pope a Catholic? · alternative is the pope Catholic?

1. colloquialA rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

   Would you like to go to the beach? ― Is the Pope Catholic?

   Synonyms: does a bear shit in the woods?, does Dolly Parton sleep on her back? · Antonyms: is the Pope Jewish, is the Pope Muslim

1. Alternative letter-case form of is the Pope Catholic.

   Question: have there been conversations over the Christmas and new year hiatus between cabinet ministers and senior Lib Dems on this very subject? Answer: is the pope Catholic?

   2010 January 3, Jackie Ashley, “Labour and the Tories want the same thing: Nick Clegg”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2015

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   She [Elaine Stritch] said she felt tremendous fear about performing for most of her life and coped by drinking shots before shows until she began her widely known battle with alcoholism. Asked if that fear lingers at times even now, Ms. Stritch, a former parochial school pupil, replied, “Is the pope Catholic?” (Actually, there was an expletive between “pope” and “Catholic.”)

   2009 July 4, Patrick Healy, “An 84-Year-Old Wisecracker Keeps Trucking”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2018

   About this time, Pierce [Hawthorne] shows up in his full Gimp getup, and Abed finally figures it out: ‘The wallet. Milk shakes. Did you set up a surprise ‘Pulp Fiction’ birthday party?’ Is the pope Catholic?

   2011 March 25, Alison Dingeldein, “‘Community’ recap: My ‘Dinner With Andre’ dinner with Abed [Nadir], but where’s ‘Pulp Fiction’?”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2023