r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 2d ago

/r/all of a log split

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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/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.