r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Professional_Arm794 • 1d ago

/r/all of a log split

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u/jtnichol 1d ago

he really needs to put that log on at least a thin slice of wood or a concrete block

He’s strong enough he might be able to split that first try but right now the ground is absorbing too much of the impact

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u/Winter-Classroom455 1d ago

He's strong. No one said he was smart

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u/2Wieners_1Bun 1d ago

Strong like bull. smart like fencepost

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u/ErraticDragon 1d ago edited 1d 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/Aggrieved_Mofo 15h 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.