In a Futurama episode, they might have made a reference to this when the robot mafia guy says to Bender "Ho ho, this guy's an ox! He's got oxon-like strength! Hey, he needs a nickname right? Let's call him Clamps."

yea...I found all that awhile ago. there is a movie we are all thinking of maybe from the 80's or 90's that it was said in. I never watched Rocky and Bullwinkle so I know that it not what we are all thinking of.

That was a good one :D

'Hey Clamps, maybe you should give em the clamps'

Clamps: 'Gee ya think? Ya think maybe I should use these clamps that I use every day? At every possible opportunity?'

Have known of you seen The Professional aka Leon and your not sure. I am pretty sure thats it, someone please look into it because I don't own it.

i have seen it..dont recall hearing it in that movie..not sure but i would have your baby if you were right

I'm watching the Professional tonight (out of coincidence oddly enough...though, the movie is too new...the quote is legendary. but i will check anyway...I think Leon may be too cool to say that cliche anyway.

nope...not even in the movie...though leon does some memorable lines..."don't hang around that kid...he looks like a werdu (weirdo)." and the Milk Quote he uses is "no discussion" as she refuses the milk.

My mind immediately lept to "Little Big Man"

I'm going to make a movie with "strong like bull" in it so there will be a movie with that in it!

But, I think it could have come from Rocky and Bullwinkle, with that Russian baddy saying it.

My other thought was Zoolander, but that's too new.

I have used this expression forever - I am pretty certain it's got a Russian accent - at least when I've said it - I've used the accent.

Are you sure it's a movie quote? and not maybe a tagline from a commecial? Though I am drawing a blank on the commercial.

ive always said it with a russian accent as well. Someone else asked me if maybe it was a commercial but I couldn't tell ya. Maybe? *shrug*

Xsas: From what I've found it was used from Rocky and Bullwinkle but that isn't the reference we are all thinking off. It was also used in Theres Something About Mary but that is also not the reference we are all thinking of.

Could it be from "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming"?

DUDES! i swear its out of kirate kid.

mr miagi just seems to come to mind.

somebody watch The Karate Kid and let us know. :)

Austin Powers

Ivana Humpalot?

I have a shot! There's a movie called Heavyweights, early 90's, and Ben Stiller plays this crazed out personal trainer guy who trying to shape up the guys in a so called "fat" camp. He's got a little bit of an accent, as well. I don't specifically remember him saying it, but he does get on the guys about eating the right food to become strong.

bump

This is as close as I could get.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...roduct-details

I posed this question to a few other people, this answer sounds good, but I don't think so, I'm still thinking commercial -- but maybe this will jog your memory.


Makes you strong like bull was said by Uncle Tonoose on the old Danny Thomas sitcom, at least some seasons of which were called "Make Room for Daddy." Uncle T. was played by Hans Conried, who also did some of the voices on "Rocky and Bullwinkle".

Most of y'all are too young to remember Make Room for Daddy, I only remember it from reruns, I don't remember the character but it's possible.

yea...i've read that before but thats not the movie we are all thinking of. im thinking maybe 80's early 90's. Its probably some off the wall movie too.... *sigh*

Isn't it from CLERKS? The scene where Jay and Silent Bob are talking to this russian "would be rockstar".

No, I'm pretty sure it isn' clerks. This is going to bug me all night now

join the club my friend...ive been on this for 3 years now

How about Bullwinkle? Does the Russian chick say it in any of those cartoon shows?

Oh fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK I CAN HEAR IT IN MY HEAD!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I'm so good with ones i've heard before, and I've definitely heard it before... but from what???

Ah SHIT. *goes off to wrack his brain*

I've heard it too, I have no idea where'd it'd be from. Quite the stumper.

ill sweeten the pot.... if anybody can figure it out and actually give me the movie its from, I will send you $20...paypal..cash..check...whatever the hell you want

Lotta Russian Americans in Deer Hunter.
But, it's a long, long movie and I don't own it.

I had 2 suggestions made beyond what has been posted.

One person said it may be from Practical Magic. I don't think so, but the guy is a movie buff.

The other said it was from Red Heat - again, I don't think so.

My thinking is - and me and my buddies have been using this for years to describe certain people "strong like bull... smart like streetcar" - is that it may have come from a skit, maybe SNL or Kids in the Hall.

yea Red Heat was on TV a short while back and I watched it but I missed some parts. The parts I saw wasnt it. I wonder if its from snl...... so many possibilities. Everyones heard it....everyone uses it...but nobody knows where its from. I think aliens implanted it into our brains and it doesn't really exist.

anyone ever figure this out?

I've been looking and posting on lots of message boards. Nobody knows.

Hrm.... Someone said "Strong like bull, Smart like streetcar" and that really rings a bell for me.
Still, I don't recall where it came from :(

Luck, man

Really, I'd side with either the Danny Thomas sitcom, Rocky IV, or Zorba the Greek... That's the best I can do... And man, I already have a headache from trying to find it.

By the way, why is it that you you think it comes from the 80's/90's? My grandparents and parents seem to know it pretty well... Maybe it comes from farther than that. However, you've been at this longer than me. You surely know better than I. Good luck on this quest.

well...it's very possible that it comes from the Danny Thomas sitcom, I've heard the before. I know for sure its not Rocky IV, I watched it specifically for that. I am not looking for where it originated but from the movie it was used in. I am positive it was used in some movie probably during the 80's or 90's. That is where everyone is remembering it from. Some goddamn forsaken piece of shit movie that I will never figure out. It was probably like "Cant buy me love" or some stupid-ass movie like that too. *whimpers*
Thanks anyway.

Son of a bitch, I'm stuck on this too now. Well, if I find it I'll tell you, in the mean time, I'm off to seek the primary origin for that commonly used phrase, damnit.

Is it The Golden Child?

Why are you so convinced that it's not one of the many suggestions you've already had?

My vote is Blazing Saddles.....

Alex Karras' character 'Mongo'.

" Mongo strong, like bull "