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== Oral Tradition ==

* [[Paul Bunyan]] is the [[Ur Example]], having originated in Canada in the early 19th century. There are many myths surrounding him, the most famous of which is that the 10,000 Lakes of Minnesota were formed by him and his sidekick, [[Species Surname|Babe the Blue Ox]], as they walked around in a blizzard. It's worth noting that most of the Paul Bunyan myth, including everything about Paul being a giant with a giant pet ox, was actually the invention of a 20th century copywriter who spun Paul Bunyan into a mascot for a logging company.

* [[Paul Bunyan]] is the <s>[[Ur Example]]</s> [[Trope Codifier]], having originated in Canada in the early 19th century. There are many myths surrounding him, the most famous of which is that the 10,000 Lakes of Minnesota were formed by him and his sidekick, [[Species Surname|Babe the Blue Ox]], as they walked around in a blizzard. It's worth noting that most of the Paul Bunyan myth, including everything about Paul being a giant with a giant pet ox, was actually the invention of a 20th century copywriter who spun Paul Bunyan into a mascot for a logging company.

* The [[Ur Example]] is [[wikipedia:Big Joe Mufferaw|Big Joe Mufferaw]], based on real-life lumberjack [[wikipedia:Joseph Montferrand|Joseph Montferrand]]. Some of the stories about Big Joe Mufferaw would later be re-told with Paul Bunyan taking his place.

== Video Games ==