“Although I'm big and strong I've never touched a women”

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“Women are like tea bags. You never know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.”

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A very similar remark was attributed to Nancy Reagan, in The Observer (29 March 1981): "A woman is like a teabag — only in hot water do you realize how strong she is."
Variants:
A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
A woman is like a tea bag; you can't tell how strong she is and how much to trust her until you put her in hot water.
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Within my fundoshi there is an entire universe!”

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