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Does the Pope have a balcony?
This may be difficult to explain. If someone asks you a question where the answer is obvious (yes please!!!), it is common to respond with another very obvious question. One usual one is Does the Pope have a balcony? (i.e. obviously yes). There are rude ones as well. One I heard (in Ghostbusters?) was is the Atomic Weight of Cobalt 58.94? asked by a Geek.
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Usually we answer with absurd sentences. For instance, you've been sick and you've not gone working. One day you arrive at your job and it's obvious you're fine:
- ¿Ya estás buena? - Nunca he estado muy buena, pero una hace lo que puede (it's a pun ) Another one would be if you went to a friend's home and the only way to arrive there is by car: - ¿Has venido en coche? - No, he venido volando. Sometimes we also answer with a question. For instance, it's time to leave: - ¿Ya es la hora? - ¿A ti qué te parece? |
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I've never heard that before. I am familiar with "Is the Pope Catholic?" and a host of more or less polite variants on the habits of bears in woods.
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I've also heard surreal combinations, such as what the Pope does in the woods.
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At this point I am just hoping there isn't one involving what the Pope does to bears in the woods..
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No, just the Pope, alone in the woods, a long way from a toilet.
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As Irma has said, the usual reply in Spanish to something that's obvious, is an absurd statement.
- ¿Ya llegaste? - No, aún estoy en el autobús. - ¡Válgame Dios! ¿Te caíste? - No, bajé a saludar a las hormigas. - ¿Todavía no llegan los invitados? - Sí, pero los escondí para que no los vieras.
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Y algunos de estos han sido inventados para la tele...
¿Vecino, está pintando la casa? No. Le estoy poniendo esto porque la voy a afeitar. ¿Tuvo un accidente automovilístico? No. Generalmente pongo el auto patas pa'rriba para cambiarle las ruedas. |
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JAJJAJA, they are all very "ingeniosos"
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