does a bear crap in the woods
Sarcastic affirmative response
A rhetorical question used to answer another question with an emphatic yes.
The implied answer—obviously bears defecate in forests—makes the response sarcastic or humorous: Can you fix my car? Does a bear crap in the woods?
Variants substitute *shit* for *crap* or feature the Pope's Catholicism instead of the bear.
- self-evidenceQuality of being obvious
- common senseNative practical judgment
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- witClever, inventive humor
- figurative languageNon-literal modes of expression
everyday speech · absurdity · playful banter · colloquialism · tongue in cheek · irony · situational humor · dry humor · exaggeration · rhetorical question · satirical tone · lightheartedness · verbal irony · animal behavior · smartass · smart aleck · primal instincts · sarcasm
does a bear crap in the woodswhen pigs fly
Expressing utter impossibility
when hell freezes over · not in a million years · fat chance · in your dreams · yeah right
does a bear crap in the woodsmaybe
Expression of uncertainty
who knows · beats me · absolutely not · no way · definitely not
bearing, bearer, bearers, bearable, unbearable, crapped, crapping, woodsy, woodlands