Duh on Duh, or I Never Met a Phor I Couldn't Mix With

[Alice Faber]

Doug Harris wrote:
> The book's called "The Motive." Author: John Lescroart.
> A NYT Best Seller, it was described in a cover flash as
> "A smashing legal thriller" by the Washington Post.
> And on page 296 of the Signet paperback ed I found this:
> "Did he want it? Did Paul Hamilton want national recognition
> for a lifetime of public and private service? Does the pope
> shit in the woods?"
> --
> Has anyone seen a reference to a pope so behaving??  ;)
> (the other) doug

I remember hearing that twist at least 30 years ago. At one point, I'd
heard it enough that I had to make a conscious effort not to use that
phrasing around someone I thought might be offended by it.

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