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Jesweez t1_j5tid8e wrote

> Up and at 'em

Holy shit

So it’s not, in fact, ‘up and Adam’

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TheCheeseDevil OP t1_j5tih8p wrote

I'm fascinated by what 'up and Adam' could possibly mean

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lycosid t1_j5tji9r wrote

It’s Adam and Eve not Adam and sleep.

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Horror-Fisherman-575 t1_j5ttrwr wrote

Up and Steve! That’s my motto. Up and then a nap because getting up is too strenuous.

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JWelchRVA804 t1_j5tkqjb wrote

A physics prof at my school had a huge “Up and atom” poster in his office. Puns seem to be the irresistible force all physicists can agree on.

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BubbleWrapGuy t1_j5tz3iq wrote

It's also a Simpsons reference. It is the catchphrase of Radioactive Man.

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JWelchRVA804 t1_j5u4tlw wrote

Did not know that! Didn’t have a television until I was 27… has impeded my performance when trivia MCs are very into the Simpsons.

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NoFanksYou t1_j5u5i7g wrote

“Up and at ‘em” is the original. ( I’m old)

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Horror-Fisherman-575 t1_j5ttl5c wrote

Up and get to work like you are the only human in existence, so like, you have to do everything before someone comes along to help - taking one of your own ribs in the process. It’s daunting!

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Stitchmond t1_j5ttsf0 wrote

A few weeks ago I said "Up and atom" and people got in a tizzy because they didn't know it was a Simpsons reference. I recall the phrase "ignorant, misanthropic boob" being directed toward me.

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