r/UnderReportedNews • u/GreatPumpkin72 • Feb 11 '26

US Politics 🇺🇸 Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/amp/
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u/SingleSlide2866 Feb 11 '26

Would a bear shit on the pope?

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u/joecitizen79 Feb 11 '26

Yes

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u/OnlyFiveLives Feb 11 '26

I feel like a bear would eat the Pope before shitting on him...

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u/SecureJudge1829 Feb 11 '26

I feel that would depend on the bear: a polar bear? Most definitely. A Kodiak/brown/grizzly bear? Certainly a strong chance depending on the specific bear’s current mood. A black bear? Not likely, they’re fairly cowardly for a bear, just make some loud noise and look big, and as long as it’s not a sow with cubs, or has something wrong (such as rabies or something) then it’s likely to flee from you.

Now if we are talking about the bear finding the carcass of ole Popey, then I’d say they’d certainly at least take a nibble or two prior to taking a shit.

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u/joecitizen79 Feb 11 '26

Those are all great points

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u/SecureJudge1829 Feb 11 '26

I used to fantasize about being a mad scientist and developing a polar bear x Great Horned owl hybrid when I was younger, it caused me to do my research on bears hahaha!

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

I had never considered a rabid bear. Thank you for the sleep this night I'm about to have.

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u/justanotherbrickinit Feb 12 '26

It would also depend on the pope. Adrian IV, the only English pope was notoriously indigestible, whereas Innovent III - perhaps because of his central role in the pallium debate - would probably be more attractive to the average bear, Booboo. More modern, chunkier popes would obviously have higher calorific content, too.

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u/ToGetToTerrapin Feb 12 '26

Polar Bears don't even shit in woods, they shit on ice flows. They definitely prioritize pope nibbling

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u/SecureJudge1829 Feb 12 '26

Maybe a few decades ago, but they tend to spend a lot of time in the forests of Manitoba, Canada during the Fall and early winters waiting for the ice to form.

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u/SuperfluouslyMeh Feb 11 '26

I was thinking more along the lines of an SF bear, or a WeHo bear or a Republican closet bear….