# complete this phrase I don't know... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439 "2003-04-22T22:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/1 "2003-04-22T22:54:55Z")
I’ve heard this before but never heard it completed. I know it goes along sometimes with “Is the pope catholic?”, but I’m afraid to ask my mom what the answer to this is because I think it’s dirty. “Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear \_\_\_\_\_\_?” What is the last word in this? Merla ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/2 "2003-04-22T22:56:58Z")
Does a bear shit in the woods? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/3 "2003-04-22T23:30:55Z")
And that is sometimes followed by “Does a porcupine piss on a flat rock?” ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/4 "2003-04-22T23:33:21Z")
Or, if you prefer, “Is a bear Catholic? Does the Pope shit in the woods?” ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/5 "2003-04-22T23:36:47Z")
DOES a porcupine piss on a flat rock? Is that really common knowledge? Raise your hand if you’ve seen a porcupine piss. I’m going to put that line on bumper stickers. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/6 "2003-04-22T23:39:02Z")
Is the Pope Polish? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/7 "2003-04-22T23:41:08Z")
A bear and a rabbit were taking a poop in the woods. The bear turned to the rabbit and asked, “Do you have a problem with poop sticking to your fur?” The rabbit replied, “No, not at all.” So the bear picked the rabbit up and wiped his ass with him. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/8 "2003-04-22T23:41:21Z")
Is the Iraqi Information Minister economical with the truth? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/9 "2003-04-23T01:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Winston Bongo \* > \*\*DOES a porcupine piss on a flat rock? Is that really common knowledge? \*\* Actually, at least in mating season, porcupines piss on [each other](http://www.fastcompany.com/online/17/porcufacts.html). ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/10 "2003-04-23T01:31:43Z")
Damn you **Q.E.D.** I was all set to tell that joke! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/11 "2003-04-23T01:37:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biffy the Elephant Shrew \* > \*\*Actually, at least in mating season, porcupines piss on [each other](http://www.fastcompany.com/online/17/porcufacts.html). \*\* Doesn’t everybody? ---
**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/12 "2003-04-24T02:20:49Z")
OK, I’m glad it’s shit in the woods- for some STRANGE reason I thought it was “Does a bear masturbate?”. Maybe it’s just because I’ve seen that horrid thing, the masturbating bear on Conan O’Brien. Merla ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/13 "2003-04-24T02:46:16Z")
Yay. Conan has inextricably linked **bears** and **masturbation** in our minds. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-phrase-i-dont-know/170439/14 "2003-04-24T02:53:47Z")
Do the catholic woods shit on the pope’s bear?