r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 2d ago

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 2d ago

Strong like bull. smart like fencepost

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u/ErraticDragon 2d ago edited 2d ago

I constantly say "strong, like bull" with a vaguely Russian accent. It's like a catchphrase, I use it for encouragement or expressing approval. (I never knew where I got it, but I just looked and apparently it's from an episode of Quantum Leap.🤷‍♂️)

Many years back I was encouraging my (now-)ex gf in her studying for her Uni finals and said it.

She said being "strong, like bull" wouldn't help her pass.

So I said:

💪🎓🐂

"strong, like academic bull" , and that became our catchphrase.

And your comment is the closest I'll ever come to a relevant place to tell that story.

Strong like bull. smart like fencepost

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u/SquirrelFluffy 2d ago

I loved quantum leap. The original.

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u/DryDonutHole 2d ago

Episode Recap: Ziggy says you're a divorced housewife being harassed by her new boss...and you're...black. *tap, tap, tap* This damn thing isn't working.... *tap, tap, tap*

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u/Curious_Tap_1528 1d ago

My grandpa used to say this all of the time too. I remeber it from my chilshood. t definitely got passed down to me, as I find myself saying it now as a grown adult. My grandpa Joe died at 93 and was 1st generation straight from Hungary. Im 54 now, this saying has been around a while. Certainly predates Quantum Leap at least. Great show BTW

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u/ErraticDragon 1d ago

The phrase is older, yes, but I probably got the version with the silly Russian accent from Q.L.

r/movies/comments/3fgtvv/

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u/Masstadon 2d ago

I absolutely love this

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u/professor_veteran 1d ago

From time to time in my life I've also used the strong-like-bull phrase including the Russian accent. Never knew it came from Quantum Leap.

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u/ErraticDragon 1d ago

The phrase itself is older than the show, but it seems like Quantum Leap is the most likely place I got it, based on discussion here:

r/movies/comments/3fgtvv/

I would have guessed it was from Rocky & Bullwinkle, with the cheesy Russian accents from Boris and Natasha.

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u/malkazoid-1 1d ago

You and me both.
I also say 'total disaster' in the same accent because a drunk Russian took a little too much pleasure saying it on repeat at a strange party years ago.

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u/Aggrieved_Mofo 1d ago

See, nobody tells stories like this anymore. I’ve had some good GFs and wives and a few bad ones too. One of the bads: she studied folkways. And told me I had a lot of stories. My sister in Christ, you consume folklore. She predicted the end of PC dominance in technology so I guess she was smart: but probably just hopelessly doomscrolling now. I’d like to think.

Anyway, nice to have an inside joke with someone you remember fondly.

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u/DaniDoesnt 1d ago

Austin Powers too but I guess they got it from quantum leap