Contrary to Bunyan’s current folk hero status, Hammitt Brown recalled that in the earliest tale written about him — 1906’s “Round River Drive” — Bunyan was “a jerk.” The story depicted Bunyan as a dishonest logger who tricked his men into taking logs around and around the same river so that he would never have to pay them.
https://www.wpr.org/books/author-chops-down-historic-myths-northwoods-lumberjacks
A Bicentennial Vacation in Brainard, Minnesota, Home of Paul Bunyan! Summer, 1976. #paulbunyan #brainard #minnesota #vacation #bicentennial #1970s #1976 #holiday #travel #camping #glamping #lakes #lakeside #summer
Paul Bunyan Muffler Man in Cheshire, Connecticut
A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.#paulbunyan #mufflermen #statues #section-Atlas
Paul Bunyan Muffler Man
Soooooo.... Are #PaulBunyan and Babe the Blue Ox #kaiju?
Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox in Rumford, Maine
A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.#folklore #history #roadsideattractions #statues #paulbunyan #section-Atlas
Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
We saw this exhibition at the Cascadia Art Museum last week. Nice work; so glad his estate (his son) sent the work to the museum. #RichardCorrell #ArlingtonWA #PaulBunyan #LaborPrints
https://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/the-art-of-richard-correll/
I am on vacation in Maine and have limited access to WiFi, so am browsing and posting less.
What I don't have limited access to is an abundance of Paul Bunyan fandom, like this giant statue in Bangor. They love this guy here. I always thought he was from further west!
I also have no shortage of Whoopie Pies. They LOVE those things here!
#Monsterdon & other friends, welcome to #FiteMe club please #Boost and #JoinIn
#PaulBunyan was a North American #Kaiju
For #ThrowbackThursday I am going to bring back a long-standing debate I used to have with #AniTwitter for years: Is Paul Bunyan a #kaiju? And, if not, what is a good example of a "Western" kaiju?
Feel free to vote below on whether you believe Bunyan falls into that category and enter the debate afterwards! I'd love to hear opinions on the matter.
Tags: #Poll #Polls #FolkLore #FolkloreThursday #PaulBunyan #Godzilla #Monster
Ah, Bruce Lee. Duh.
https://mstdn.social/@quay/109532189190362905
quay@mstdn.social - Who's the toughest?
#JohnMastodon, #BillBrasky, #ChuckNorris, #PaulBunyan
Boost this poll, dammit. I want to be Fediverse famous just once.
Who's the toughest?
#JohnMastodon, #BillBrasky, #ChuckNorris, #PaulBunyan
Boost this poll, dammit. I want to be Fediverse famous just once.