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This Online Community Is Sharing Pics Of Absolute Units, And It’s Hard To Believe Things Can Get This Big
"Absolute unit" refers to jokes made on the Internet in which people caption images of large objects or beings with a variation on the phrase, "In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit." I know, this explanation sounds a bit clunky, but it's the best one I came up with. However, I assure you that the pictures are way better than my description of them. Whether it's a 67lb cabbage or a squirrel who has eaten 3 jack-o'-lanterns, I bet you didn't even know things can get so huge! Eventually, the meme got so popular, it even spawned a subreddit of the same name. And it's an absolute unit. Here are some of its top posts.
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Internet meme database 'Know Your Meme' considers 2017 to be the origin of 'absolute unit'. Then, Twitter user @mrreptoid uploaded a picture of British hotelier David Morgan-Hewitt posing with the Queen of England and captioned it "In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit," referring to Morgan-Hewitt. The tweet gained over 3,500 retweets and 13,000 likes but the account it was shared from eventually got suspended for unknown reasons.
This Horse Is An Absolute Unit
The meme really took off on April 9th, 2018, when The Museum of English Rural Life tweeted a photograph of a ram along with the caption "Look at this absolute unit". Within 72 hours, the tweet, which was submitted by the museum's program manager Adam Koszary, accumulated over 98,000 likes and 27,600 retweets.
The following day, the museum posted a follow-up tweet, featuring a photograph of a pink index card containing information about the ram. Then, on April 10th, The Museum of English Rural Life published an article titled "The History Behind an Absolute Unit," which provided additional information about the ram.
His Destiny Was To Become A Unit
A week later, MIT Technology Review tweeted an article about the world's biggest airplane calling it an "absolute unit" and Elon Musk responded by saying, "I'm an absolute unit too" with a picture of the before-mentioned Museum of English Rural Life ram picture. His response gained over 6,000 retweets and 60,400 likes in just a single day, cementing 'absolute unit' in Internet history.
Interestingly, that same day, Twitter user @Bryson_M dared Musk by saying, "Make this your profile pic" and the business magnate almost immediately changed his profile picture to the ram, adding the words "absolūt unit" in his bio. After noticing the change, The Museum of English Rural Life changed their profile picture to Elon Musk and renamed its account to The Muskeum of Elonglish Rural Life. To top it all off, Elon Musk has reportedly hired Koszary, the man responsible for the viral tweet about a giant sheep, to be Tesla’s social media manager.
A Tremendous Amount Of Good Boy
Riley Howell, 21. The Absolute Unit That Tackled The Uncc Shooter And Tragically Lost His Life
A Bad Dog Owner Dumped This Wolfdog At A Kill Shelter When He Got Too Big And Too Much To Handle. Luckily A Sanctuary Took Him, Instead And Saved His Life! His Dna Testing Came Back As 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, And 3.9 % German Shepherd
A Comfy Chonk
Very Thicc Floof
Absolute Unit Of A Cow, Over 6 Feet Tall
Been Asked To Share My 67lb Cabbage You You Lovely People. Hope You Enjoy And I Think Its Fitting For The Group
This Cat
Chronos, The Titan
Absolute Unit Fat Fred
Absolute Unit Guarding Lithuanian Declaration Of Independence
Absolute Unit Of A Toad
Hafþór Björnsson (Got The Mountain) Holding A Regular Mug
These Units
Daddy With His Kids
He Drinks Chonka Cola
Sadie The Squirrel Has Eaten 3 Jack O’lanterns So Far
White House Chef Andre Rush
From what I hear, his food is delicious. Or maybe just nobody would say a bad thing about it! XD
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why is he using a metal spatula on a non-stick pan?!? I'm not going to ask him personally, of course...
It's for turning fish, regardless of the type of pan.
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Trump DARED to send out for McDonald's and Domino's with THIS chef in the kitchen?
he is only a part time chef for special events, he doesnt work at the WH full time. He is a retired Army Sergeant. He cooked for Trump about a dozen times, Obama about 8, Bush 15, etc. Also you know Obama used to order in fast food all the time as well. The White House has a full time chef, who sometimes needs a break as well.
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I've met this man and he is inspiring. He is on a mission to raise awareness and prevent Veteran suicide. He does 2,200 pushups every day. That's 100 push-ups for each of the 22 US Veterans who commit suicide each day. He accomplishes this throughout the day in sets of 100-200 at a time.
this comes to show that its possible that you can be anything, no matter your size, race, looks, etc. all you have to do is to work hard to be what you want
If I saw that guy pulling into his job at the WH , I don't think my first thought would be chef!
Trump said, that Andre making very tasty food.
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You eat whatever he cooks for you, and like it—-and you WILL clean your plate. Or. Else.
You'll wear the stupid hat or you're fired! *side-eye & mumbling...
Wow, this guy is like Gi Joe Roadblock in real life, Hasbro must pick this guy for a movie reboot
I can't get over him using a metal spatula in a Telfon pan, rookie mistake!
If chef ramsey looked like this, I bet people would be even more scared of him
Woahhhh, dude look like he’s about to make you into beef Wellington if you look at him the wrong way.
I'll bet the FLOTUS's like more about this guy than just his cooking.
The face when you're told to cook a steak well done and throw some ketchup on it!
What because a black person works at the White House? Brilliant reasoning dude.
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What?... No it fine. I'll eat it anyways. Lol!! Wow.. I glad I'm not the one he's throwing that death glare at!
Oh, you noticed that too? No one else has mentioned it, but it was the first - well, second - thing I saw
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I Saw This In My Facebook And Thought It Belonged Here
Big Majestic Boy
Rip Patrick, A True Unit
This Cucumber Mistaken For A Watermelon
“Shrek" (1994-2011) Was A Merino Sheep From New Zealand. He Escaped And Avoided Shearing For Six Years By Hiding In A Cave
Where are those people who downvoted me when I said a sheep looks like it will make a great sweater?
The Biggest Mac
Tony Been Hitting The Gym
My Absolute Unit Of A Baby Brother. For Reference, My Sister Holding Him Was Four
Check Out This Kind Bunbun Consoling My Friend When She Was A Wee Lass
Ferns Can Be Units Too
Bill Gates Sr, The 6’7 Monster
You can certainly tell they are father and son. The genes are strong.
T H I C C Boi C H O N K
Built To Last. This Is Not Winnie The Pooh
This Total Chonk
This Cat-Loving Beard
Boat Thieving Units
Gonna need a bigger boat. (Aussies should get this one). EDIT: Sorry, I didn’t realise the saying was from the movie Jaws, I was talking about a Jeep ad lol.
This Mountain Lion Is A Unit
If I'm gonna capture the last photo of my life, I too want it to be this
7'2" Man In An Economy Seat
Absolute Unit Right Here
The Size Of This Other Baby
Here Is Hogarth My Absolute Unit Of A Snail
I have always wondered whether these snails produce slime like the smaller ones.
Absolute Unit Of A Hedgehog
The Sheer Size Of This Monitor Lizard Climbing The Gate
Honey I’m Home!
What A Unit
Abso-Friggin-Lute Tires Goddamn
This Unit I Ran Into!
This Guecko
Double King
Note: this post originally had 113 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
I think some of these animals are actually really that big, but yes, overfeeding is a problem. 🙃
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Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
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I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
In my humble but honest personal opinion, the pic of the grizzly bear in the field in front of the mountain range is entirely computer generated. Nothing about it looks real.
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Rhett McLaughlin (From Good Mythical Morning) is 6'7. Link is 6 feet tall but look short next to Rhett.
I wondered what the hell this was about because in my country calling someone a unit is saying they are stupid :D
Some of the comments made this the funniest BP article I've ever read. Well done everybody!
I never heard the term "absolute unit" until today. Clearly, the world of slang is leaving me behind; I only recently figured out what "It is what it is" means. I still don't know what a "meme" is. 😢
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i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
I think some of these animals are actually really that big, but yes, overfeeding is a problem. 🙃
Load More Replies... Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
Load More Replies... I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
In my humble but honest personal opinion, the pic of the grizzly bear in the field in front of the mountain range is entirely computer generated. Nothing about it looks real.
Load More Replies... Rhett McLaughlin (From Good Mythical Morning) is 6'7. Link is 6 feet tall but look short next to Rhett.
I wondered what the hell this was about because in my country calling someone a unit is saying they are stupid :D
Some of the comments made this the funniest BP article I've ever read. Well done everybody!
I never heard the term "absolute unit" until today. Clearly, the world of slang is leaving me behind; I only recently figured out what "It is what it is" means. I still don't know what a "meme" is. 😢
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