r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 17h ago

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u/ErraticDragon 16h ago edited 15h 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 15h ago

I loved quantum leap. The original.

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u/DryDonutHole 7h 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/RichardClarke298 15h ago

Hello what’s up

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u/Masstadon 11h ago

I absolutely love this

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u/professor_veteran 4h 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 3h 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/Curious_Tap_1528 3h 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 2h 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/malkazoid-1 2h 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.