Happy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.

April 09, 2026 - 10:14 UTC

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Absolutely cute!
Happy Anniversary MERL!
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I have the tote bag out & about with me today!!
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Absolute ewe-nit
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An absolute unit! That's a lamb excuse 🤣
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Holy fuck
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no units were truly absolute until this
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Kebab-zilla
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did you know that you don't have to post your weird meat addict fantasies in public?
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That unit is definitely absolute.
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@abigiles21.bsky.social
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Unit!
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A magnificent floof
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in awe at the size of this lad
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Happy ram-iversary!
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This is what the term “become ungovernable” looks like .
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Real live pokemon
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Replying in solidarity.

As in very solid...
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This was a thing of outright joy, in less hostile times.
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Save Thee Beaste
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Cue the music:
youtu.be/8kycHi07TnY?is=Egf1gEkyyy97JkLV
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Cue the music:
youtu.be/8kycHi07TnY?is=Egf1gEkyyy97JkLV
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It changed all museums forever. 👏
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It's how I found you!
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@djinnandtonic.bsky.social mammoth goat!
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now with extra Bluesky

bsky.app/profile/themerl.bsky.social/post/3l6pkkjwq2d2z
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Learn more about the story, and the sheep, behind the post:

merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-views/history-behind-absolute-unit/
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viva MERL!
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He’s fabulous
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Still a very fine wooly boi, I bet he was much in demand
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Oh blessed day! Happy anniversary you absolute units.
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An inspiration to us all.
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I bow before our our ovine overlord.
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What's the accommodation in this absolute unit? (housing market is rough.)
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Battering ram.
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Lord Chonkington
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My sister still has the tshirt!
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MERL, I’m so glad you exist. Also I’ve learnt a lot of cool stuff from your podcast & I hope to visit you one day.
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Happy chonky anniversary
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Purchased for actual cash money from your Emporium of Absolute Units in Reading.
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I still say this should be in France next to the kilogram.
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I have the mug! It was such a joy discovering merl during the pandemic
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that means so much to us - thank you!
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I want to cuddle him and also stay the F out of his way 😂
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And what a day that was!

RIP fun Twitter.
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This sheep is definitely an undercover Barnyard Commando. I mean, there's even military vehicles in the background!
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There is a tardis in the background too ….
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More than a meme. It entered the lexicon. Few museums accomplish such cultural penetration from a single exhibit. Happy Anniversary!
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Every time I visit Salts Mill and pass this guy on the stairs I am incapable of not saying “absolute unit” out loud.
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Thicc
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A milestone in the march of civilization
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But does he have any relatives?
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Aries season!
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I completely forgot about that. I was new to Twitter and it was one of the first things I saw!
I was like “ this place is gonna ROCK!”
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bsky.app/profile/matthewsp.bsky.social/post/3lknhydg6ok2i
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Oh my gosh, it’s the goat (sheep)!!!
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Yay! Exmoor Horn units for the win!
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Chunky boi
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Floofy
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Happy unitversary!
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we were so young then
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Anybody know what’s that jeep-looking thing on the left?
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Looks like an Austin 'Champ' - built as military vehicles, although many were sold off for civilian use.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Champ
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Looks like a Mini-moke.
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Happy anniversary MERL! Oh to be in England…in any month so that I could visit you.
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Just noticed there's rope tied to his horns and round underneath his chin to keep his head up. ☹️
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Floofy because selectively bred since 9000 BC for excessively woolly coats for fiber and trade.
Here’s the original sheep, mouflon (Ovis orientalis), in it’s original habitat— though endangered --in northern Mesopotamia.
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Few words are such fun to say:
"Mouflon."
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Also pretty absolute unit-y in its own way
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Here is a north american one …. On steroids
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"It's all wool weight!" Seriously, unit looks very proud.
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😍😍😍
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You've seen that we have a Pacific Coast version of these guys in the Mojave, right?
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Nevada says hello
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What's tup?
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In awe of the size of this lad
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At, dammit. At. Ruined me own joke.
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🎂
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I remember! And 'absolute unit' entered my lexicon from then on.
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Eight years!?!!!! It doesn’t seem possible. He’s still the rammiest of rams.
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Absolute Unit walked, so the giant Hög could...be larger than the solar system. Well done my friends! ♥️🖖🏾
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We're all lucky it did!
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Wooly bully
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Legend ❤️
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Huh, never occurred to me you're based in Reading. I should visit next time I'm around.
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Happy Anniversary!
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Damn so I'm not fat, I'm just in peak physical sheep condition
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Oh! I loved your account on Twitter and had forgotten to look for you here. So delighted to now be following you again
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Oh Lawd, he comin.
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