I had never heard this until now, but apparently the legend of Paul Bunyan is younger than you think. Some advertising executive came up with it in 1916, which means Paul Bunyan falls into the category of fakelore. Still, I love the story, and what does it matter that some guy made it up as ad copy for a logging company?
Aaron challenged me to find 1000 works of art, each better than that scene in Ferris Bueller where Cameron looks at the Seurat painting. So here they are, one by one, till what's done is done. © Jon Azose 2010-2012
Sunday, March 27, 2011
92. The story of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
I had never heard this until now, but apparently the legend of Paul Bunyan is younger than you think. Some advertising executive came up with it in 1916, which means Paul Bunyan falls into the category of fakelore. Still, I love the story, and what does it matter that some guy made it up as ad copy for a logging company?
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