"Is the Pope (a) Catholic?" (1963); Tizzletalk

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This is a classic Americanism. I don't know what people out there have for it.
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TIZZLETALK: No one remembers when I posted about this? No one?
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(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
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  1.A Buzz to Buzzie; MURRAY'S COLUMN
JIM MURRAY. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Apr 23, 1963. p. B1 (2 pages)

Pg. B4: And would he be a help to Howard in the outfield? Is the Pope a Catholic? Will a dog bark?
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  2.Is This a Team?; MURRAY'S COLUMN
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Feb 5, 1964. p. B1 (2 pages)
First page:
The tone of voice is the same used for "Is the Pope a Catholic?" or "Is an elephant big?"
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  3.Display Ad 1 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 16, 1966. p. 4 (1 page) :
Are these all green? Is the Pope a Catholic?

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(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE)
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   Progress Friday, November 03, 1972 Clearfield, Pennsylvania
...A vAst underdog -for thIS gAme. IS THE POPE A CAtholic? With All those.....Schoolboy CArd PHILADELPHIA (AP) ThIS IS THE week THEy'll decide mAny..

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   News Journal Wednesday, August 16, 1967 Mansfield, Ohio
...pickets, he whole sorry mess? IS THE POPE A CAtholic? IS THEre sAnd in THE.....over THEnii THE symbol of THE YAnkees; IS THE top hAt right? A Born thAt's..

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   News Journal Saturday, April 26, 1975 Mansfield, Ohio
...Would Jimmy CAAn plAy WeISkopf? IS THE POPE A CAtholic? EnglISh Lord THEre's.....RAquel Welch when THE love interest IS THE 17th fAirwAy? THE bAd guy IS A..


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   Daily Herald Sunday, November 01, 1987 Chicago, Illinois
...bull market 'Was I wrong' IS THE POPE CATHOLIC'' Crash was acid test for.....last year 281 million in 1980 Nowhere IS THE growth more evi dent than at THE..

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   Lima News Tuesday, May 03, 1977 Lima, Ohio
...to Cherry asked rhetorically. "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC? "I can't believe we're.....over THE loss of friends. But my job IS not coming unglued." In February 1975..

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   The Post Standard Tuesday, December 20, 1988 Syracuse, New York
...subsiding, but still around. IS THE POPE CATHOLIC? IS described as "like a.....dares and double dares. Double Dare IS THE big seller for 9- to 14-year-olds..

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   evening_capital Tuesday, May 03, 1977 Annapolis, Maryland
...to Cherry asked rhetorically "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC? "I can't believe we're.....tul AAA loop, and also pitchi-c -.IS with THE Pittsburgh Pirates was very..

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   Advocate Tuesday, May 03, 1977 Newark, Ohio
...to Cherry asked rhetorically. "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC? "I can't believe we're.....well with THE world champions. "ThIS IS THE old Red said Mike Lum, one of THE..

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   Gettysburg Times Tuesday, November 10, 1998 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
...glared at THE wall. "Does that "IS THE POPE CATHOLIC? It feels like you're.....at THE label on THE bottle. ThIS IS THE kind that doesn't burn." "Good..