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Subject: Strong, like bull
Category: Arts and Entertainment
Asked by: rp001-ga
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Posted: 20 Nov 2005 08:52 PST
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Question ID: 595448
where does the quote "strong, like bull." originate from?
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Subject: Re: Strong, like bull
From: pafalafa-ga on 20 Nov 2005 10:53 PST
 
Saw this in a 1960's article in reference to Sonny Liston, so it goes
back at least that far.
Subject: Re: Strong, like bull
From: ggypsy-ga on 20 Nov 2005 11:18 PST
 
The earliest reference to "strong, like bull" I was able to find was
in a 1950's sitcom called "Make Room For Daddy"(1), featuring the
actor Hans Conried(2) as Uncle Tonoose.  Conried would later appear on
the Rocky and Bullwinkle show as the voice of Snidley Whiplash.  (This
is important because the most common origin listed of strong like bull
is from the character Boris, and Conried is the most likely reason for
it's appearance in the cartoon.)

Tonoose was known for saying "strong like bull, smart like streetcar"
as a catchphrase.  His first appearance on the show was in 1956.

1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045410/ 
2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175788/
Subject: Re: Strong, like bull
From: jadayu-ga on 24 Nov 2005 04:15 PST
 
This thing is around quite longer that:

I wish you (to a newlywed boy)

The duration of a dog
The frequency of a sparrow
The strength of a bull

That means bull is considered as strong long back!!

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