Buffalo bill is like an anime character in real life

@poilboiler

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe if he was a magical girl turning into Buffalo Bill via an overly long and pointless animated sequence.

@turtlejeff6078

5 жыл бұрын

No this is Patrick haha yes

@Scotch20

5 жыл бұрын

(Insert shindeiru joke here)

@zmzna

5 жыл бұрын

This isn't even my final [insert history joke here]

@saevus2686

5 жыл бұрын

How come no one complains about you but everyone complains about Justin Y.? Different strategy?

As a European, this is really helpful because I had no idea this is how the stereotyped idea of the wild West was popularised.

@galacticsabc4407

5 жыл бұрын

As a canadian, this video also helped me.

@steampunker7

4 жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad. As an American I can tell you how few here know how (or why) it was popularized. Or how hollow that popularization is.

@Heavycorp17

2 жыл бұрын

@@steampunker7 only reason I know is because that dudes part of my family

@Oasis4LBKG

2 жыл бұрын

As a Native American we lived there first and you Europeans and whites all killed us off stupid

@davidbryden7904

Жыл бұрын

"Dime novels" helped create the myth that Bill's show typified. He was a dern good rider, and a real showman. Or so my grandpappy said!

Ahh yes, Buffalo Bill, hes so much of a man when he died he left two graves in two different states. That's twice the man I'll ever be.

@salomekekelia1508

4 жыл бұрын

One of those graves happen to be in Colorado just outside the Buffalo Bill Museum

@pacsoulpavon9649

4 жыл бұрын

The grave in Colorado is about 45 minutes away from me , they have the buffalo bill museum

@ronjayrose9706

4 жыл бұрын

Eh I see what you did there

@Heavycorp17

2 жыл бұрын

He’s my great great great great uncle I need to go to

Adam West never had to say he was Batman, you just knew he was.

@professorpodcast3029

3 жыл бұрын

I never had to say "im batman" I walked in, people new I was batman

Future episode on Annie Oakley?

@axeltenveils6816

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, we definitely need to showcase how bad ass she was.

@kasey8568

5 жыл бұрын

PLEASE

@SergeantSmilo

3 жыл бұрын

In the meantime, there's an amazing Drunk History about her

@Julianna.Domina

3 жыл бұрын

Annie, are you Oakley, are you Oakley, Annie!!!?!?!??!!

@gilgamesh310

3 жыл бұрын

A real life Sadie Adler!

Am I the only one thinking of the bit in the MCU Captain America movie where Cap ends up performing as himself for some propaganda piece? Buffalo Bill is what Steve could have been if he was popular (and more focused on fame/fortune than patriotism).

@baldr6894

5 жыл бұрын

Now that you put it that way....

@badendersgame

5 жыл бұрын

eh, the MCU version is more he made a stage persona and then went "hey, what if i made this guy real?" so it's kinda the other way around.

How about a 'History Summarized' on Vlad the Impaler?

@sadlobster1

5 жыл бұрын

I want to see one of that, Muramasa, William Wallace or a video on Norse Mythology

@draxthewarlocktitan5217

5 жыл бұрын

sadlobster1 Red did a video on Norse mythology, if I wasn't a pleb I'd get the link for you but it shouldn't be hard to find.

@sadlobster1

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, I didn't know he made one already; thanks for the info. But what about a video on Tolkien or what Brain suggested, Vlad the Impaler

@isaacgray2909

5 жыл бұрын

I figure he will do that on Halloween. But absolutely yes to this!

@draxthewarlocktitan5217

5 жыл бұрын

sadlobster1 yeah Blue the guy does historical videos, Red the girl does mythology and writing trope videos. They are both Overly Sarcastic Productions. And I would absolutely love a video on Tolkien! Thats a great idea.

"Or as Andrew Jackson called it, fun!" Even though the front of my mouth is injured to the point that I can't make faces through the pain... I couldn't stop smiling at that one.

You should talk about Crazy Horse and his memorials history. He's a really fascinating Native American hero.

Buffalo Bill's Bizarre Adventure: Wild Bill Run

@thedoruk6324

5 жыл бұрын

*(İNSERT NOT YOU AGAİN WRİTİNG HERE)*

@bread1958

5 жыл бұрын

>Forced JoJoke yare yare daze

@michellebrown4

5 жыл бұрын

BB's bizarre adventure

@CompactCowboy

5 жыл бұрын

GAD DAMNIT WHO ARE YOU!!!!!

@nathanaelsallhageriksson1719

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. How do you apear everywere on youtube?!

Annie, are you Oakley? Annie, are you Oakley? Are you Oakley, Annie? Annie, are you Oakley? Annie, are you Oakley? Are you Oakley, Annie? Annie, are you Oakly? Will you tell us that you're Oakly? There's a sound at the window Then he struck you - a crescendo, Annie He came into your apartment Left the bloodstains on the carpet And then you ran into the bedroom You were struck down It was your doom You've been hit by- You've been struck by- A Smooth Criminal

@haur4199

5 жыл бұрын

Heather the Artist Yes. 😂

@Dyneamaeus

3 жыл бұрын

I like this, I do. It does pain me to say you missed a golden opportunity to use 'Smooth Buffalo' though.

@lmbusiness5300

3 жыл бұрын

Goddamnit

Fun fact about Bill. When his son was born he tried to settle down with his Wife and run a hotel. He did that for a year or two before he had enough and sold it and returned to the West.

I think mentioning the controversy on where he's buried would also have been interesting. Golden Colorado has a legitimate claim that he's buried there, but Cody Wyoming claims to have stolen the body and moved it up there. Otherwise, great video!

@robertf3606

5 жыл бұрын

jason weimer at his burial site in Golden they talk about it saying Cody is wrong and people only think that because Bill's first name is Cody.

@JakeSnake07

5 жыл бұрын

Isn't there a similar one for Shakespear's grave?

@NelsonStJames

5 жыл бұрын

There's also some discrepancy about where Butch Cassidy is buried.

@lunarskies4803

4 жыл бұрын

He's out in lookout mountain.

@Lost-mb1gj

4 жыл бұрын

I’m about to go today, I’ll see what they say lol

7:27 Sitting bull also choose to participate in his show. He could have easily gone back to his tribe peacefully but he choose not to. The main reason is that he toured the United States and saw just how vast it was. He realized that there was no way his people could hold back this flow so he wanted to teach the Americans about his people's culture while it still existed.

7:28 I always found it so interesting how, despite the history they had, that Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull actually seemed to get along. They both had the "We've both been through hell, we respect each other" old-war-horse thing going on that I don't think modern people (from about 1920-ish onwards) can really understand.

@nathans45

3 ай бұрын

There's a somewhat similar relationship between two second world war pilots, Franz Stieglitz and Charlie Brown. Hanz saved Browns life when his b17 bomber "ye olde pub" was critically damaged above Germany. Stieglitz refused to fire on them because he believed it would be like shooting a man in a parachute, and he guided them out of German airspace. Stieglitz was one kill away from achieving an Iron Cross but he gave that up for a man he didn't know, and an enemy no less. After the war they found eachother and obviously became lifelong friends.

I don't think Bill's interaction with the Native Americans is odd or tricky at all. From his perspective he fought alongside his government in a war against them. Yes America was the aggressors and yes it was to take land, but it was no different from what everyone else had been doing since forever. So, from what i can see, he just saw them as the enemy. SO after the war he didn't hold any of it against them and just wanted to present to the rest of the world what his world was like, so he hired them.

@Outrighttomcat5

5 жыл бұрын

I literally said that to myself before reading comments. Everyone always acts like it's some bizarre savage thing that Americans came in and conquered land. Even though every civilization on earth throughout history has done the same thing.

@NelsonStJames

5 жыл бұрын

It is entirely possible you can fight someone as an enemy and yet respect them. We seem to find it "odd and tricky" today, because people want everything to be black and white and villainize people based on single actions, or how they thought at one point in time. Human beings are a lot more complex than that.

@kevinclass2010

4 жыл бұрын

@@Outrighttomcat5 There's a difference though between wars between states and attacks against civilians. The US army did sometimes blatantly killed settled communities like in Sandy Creek.

@QualityPen

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinclass2010 That’s not a distinction which really existed until the late 20th century. Established states killing civilian populations has been a part of war starting with the first civilizations founded in 4,000 BC. Cities have been getting razed and tribes have been getting slaughtered in every part of the world for 6,000 years. Sumerians, Greeks, Romans, jihadists, crusaders, Mongolians, Mayans, Aztecs, and every other civilization- Europeans just ended up conquering the world because of better technology and military doctrine, not because they were the only ones killing civilians. I guarantee you every single Native American population alive in the old west got there because their ancestors slaughtered another tribe at some point. Some of the natives alive at the time had probably done it themselves. The peaceful natives stereotype is a myth.

@QualityPen

3 жыл бұрын

And that’s not to say kill civilians is anything other than evil, but to Bill it would indeed just have been war like any other. Also, Native Americans did have states of varying coherence. Hence the various alliances and treaties with them.

I don't think Fistful of Dollars, or any of the Sergio Leone westerns are Hollywood. Despite staring Clint, they were all produced and dubbed into Italian first, then dubbed int English for the US release. You could say that the spaghetti westerns were a European interpretation of Bill's portrayal. Btw, what's the background music in this episode? It sounds very familiar.

@Dorrovian

5 жыл бұрын

Missed your comment and wrote the same thing. Spaghetti westerns are among best westerns made, but they are certainly not Hollywood productions ;D

@prophetdrogonaria4678

5 жыл бұрын

Not made in Hollywood, Sergio Leone’s films were produced in Europe

The best modern sharpshooters can do what Annie Oakley could do, but they have MUCH better guns.

@cobraglatiator

5 жыл бұрын

well,they also have much better scopes...

@c1ouding___765

5 жыл бұрын

They have scopes.

@elizabethgodwin7679

5 жыл бұрын

She did it before it was widely possible

@mr.e9502

5 жыл бұрын

Can they shoot while aiming with a mirror?

@Fpwc2

5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Turner yes kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHp7lcqQlLXTprg.html

Annie Oakley episode when?

Can we get episodes on Shaka Zulu and Mansa Musa?

@bigyeetmeister7044

5 жыл бұрын

Awsamazing Eden that would be dope

@keisha8270

5 жыл бұрын

Yes PLEASE!

@pyrosianheir

5 жыл бұрын

Look up Extra Credits. :) they've done series on both, each about 4-6 episodes long. Pretty sure 6 for both, but I know they've done shorter and don't remember if either is one of the shorter series.

@pyrosianheir

5 жыл бұрын

Awsamazing Eden though, yes, having OCP do an episode on each would be pretty great, too!

You have to do a video on Annie Oakley now! The type of stuff she could pull off is simply amazing!

I’m actually thinking of adapting his life into a movie. This is been a helpful historical aid.

@Bird_Dog00

Жыл бұрын

How's that movie coming along?

@ciphergacha9100

Жыл бұрын

How’s it going

Intressting Video, i have on question though: Whats the difference between sharpshooters and snipers? I ask this beacause i've seen both mentioned as troops in armys of 18th and 19th century, so whats the deal? thx, and keep up your awesome work :D

@OverlySarcasticProductions

5 жыл бұрын

To me, snipers do long-range shots, while sharpshooters do trick shots from various ranges. The "Wild West Dude Perfect" comparison holds.

@KingTwelveSixteen

5 жыл бұрын

Sharpshooters fire accurately, snipers fire from very far away.

@wedgeantilles4712

5 жыл бұрын

Sharpshooters doesn't need a scope.

@jerdasaurusrex557

5 жыл бұрын

"Sniping" is a combination of sharpshooting, fieldcraft, and stealth.

@jerdasaurusrex557

5 жыл бұрын

Wedge Antilles Simo Hayha was one of the deadliest snipers ever, and he didn't use a scope.

I read the title as "Buffalos wild wings"

@leatherface1136

4 жыл бұрын

🤮

"Its fantastically tricky" It's almost like nobody is actually all good or all evil, just a lot of mix. Weird that.

0:54 Bison & Buffalo get mixed up a lot. They are technically Bison. Buffalo are found in Africa, mostly. Bison are found in North America. Just so anyone who comes upon this comment knows. Love ya Red & Blue!

@favretheundead

3 жыл бұрын

Bison are also found in europe, in the european bison

@aroundtheworlin80days

3 жыл бұрын

@@favretheundead thanks for the clarification!

"I'm Spartacus!" "No! I'm Spartacus!" "No! I'm Spartacus!" "I'm Batman..."

@QualityPen

3 жыл бұрын

Corey Booker: “I’m Spartacus!” Everyone else: “shut up.”

Annie Oakley was a pioneer of exhibition shooting. If it wasn't for her, there wouldn't be a Jerry Miculek or Tom Knapp.

"Blending of the real world and show world?" So, Buffalo Bill is kinda like a modern-day pro-wrestler?

Why do I got this luck we're the moment i watch a youtuber I rarely watch, they uploaded 4 minutes later.

awww the poor horsies are falling over

*distant ennio morricone intensifys*

Arigato, Bill-O.

@thedoruk6324

5 жыл бұрын

*(İNSERT NOT YOU AGAİN WRİTİNG HERE)* One of three of you is fake thought (Genius Ikr !)

@thomasowen8868

5 жыл бұрын

The DORUK they’re all real, at least this one and the Jojo one.

@thedoruk6324

5 жыл бұрын

Thomas Owen than his like ratio went down the niagara :D

I really hope this touches on the fact that he did that mass bison slaughter also to deprive the native peoples of food, and doesn’t praise him.

Hello, yes. Can I get a history summarized about the history of brothels across the world? Yes, yes, thank you.

Amazing video as always. Keep up the good work!

Wait, wait, can we get a whole Annie Oakley video then? I wanna hear about her, please!

2:00 Army officer: your horse will freeze before you reach the first marker! Bill: then I’ll see you in hell!

One thing I really love about your videos, Blue, is how well you highlight the good, the bad, and the ugly points of each historical person or event. (Pun only half intended ;-) ). It really brings a sense of humanity and relatability to each subject. Now if you'll excuse me, I am inspired to go research Annie Oakley!

If you ever find yourselves in Cody, Wyoming, I strongly recommend you visit the Cody Museum, it is really worth it, and also see the Irma Hotel, and if you time, go to Sheridan, Wyoming and see the Sheridan Hitel also built by Buffalo Bill. I've been to and seen both, and it's a blast!

I'm sorry to come with negative comments, but a lot of westerns you showed as examples of Hollywood western are really "Spaghetti Westerns" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_Western .While "spaghetti westerns" are considered among the best westerns ever made, they are not exactly Hollywood productions.

I actually visited Buffalo Bill’s grave in Colorado a couple years ago. There was also a little museum I could’ve gone into to look at all the cool stuff but I didn’t cause I was broke. It was really cool!

"As Andrew Jackson called it, fun" 😂😂😂

"leaned way too heavily into the cowboys vs. indians thing" Pic of Fistfull of Dollars *SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT* For those who don't know, the movie is set in mexico, it has no Indians, and the man with no name(Clint) doesn't act like a traditional cowboy. It's an Italian film, which is why it's called a spaghetti western.

You are always so funny and original!! Thank you!!

Can't stop reading the title and thinking about Buffalo Wild _Wings_ ... Or maybe I'm just hungry

Literally last night I was thinking you guys hadn’t uploaded in a bit and was hoping everything was okay then bam! Here comes a video the very next day!

Annie Oakley inspired Annie get your gun, too! it's all so interesting how the wild west thing developed.

You have to do wild bill hickok now if you do buffalo bill you have to do the gunslinger turned actor after he killed the wrong man and the dead mans hand buffalo bill personified the west. And wild bill gave us the idea of the gunslinger

Can I say thanks on speaking on the more smaller areas of history? Their the smallest effects, yes, but its the thought of how people react to violets (even though this isn't heavily that) that interest me and so far you've been focusing on topics that (whether or not it effects countries) seemly left my mind bubble to pop simply due to my want in knowing more and more. Thanks 'blue' for sharing such concepts.

Would it be safe to say buffalo bill invented chuck norris

@bugzyhardrada3168

5 жыл бұрын

Z enon: damn you, i was just about say that, but then i saw you beat me to it. Touché mate, touché indeed

Went to Lookout Mountain in Colorado and saw his grave site. This man is a fucking legend, the fact we are still talking about him means he'll be remembered way after we are all dead and forgotten.

0:28 Golf Wang represent

Buffalo Bill's relationship with the indigenous people is really interesting to me. It gives the impression of that sort of "respected enemy" archetype that's so popular in fiction but so rarely exists in real life.

Buffalo Bill's relationship with the Indians was not too dissimilar to the relationship of Union and Confederate soldiers, and of rival generals in fiction and (some) history who have great respect for each other. The wars against the Indians were complicated things, with both sides recognizing the way things were going, but half trying to find mutually agreeable solutions, and half trying to just win the war as swiftly as possible, one way or another. There were horrible people on both sides; during the "cowboys and Indians" days' portrayals, the brutality of certain Indians and their cultural "acceptable war practices" were emphasized and even flanderized. Nowadays, with a more anti-America bent in modern pop culture, the good things the Indians did are emphasized and the true monstrosity of some Americans is made the focus and even flanderized while people claim "no, really, honest" about even the wildest exaggerations. The truth of its complexity can be seen in the way Buffalo Bill had relationships with the Indians that were non-acrimonious as time went on. There was a tragic irreconcillability to the needs of the opposing cultures, but those in the thick of the fight still grew to love and respect the others' cultural traits. War is nasty. We need to be better at acknowledging this without demonizing the losers or self-flagellating just because our ancestors were the winners.

"It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."

@joshuakusuma5953

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Fleshyboi III It took me an unusually long time to find this reference.

My grandfather was born around 1890 and told me he saw the Buffalo Bills Wild West Show when it toured in England. I'n not sure which tour it was though, either 1902, 03, or 04. Either way, its great to have even a tenuous connection with such a historical figure.

UR SAVING MY LIFE RN- I FORGOT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION WHICH IS DUE TO TOMORROW TYSM 💙

@vanillanose

3 жыл бұрын

You just saved my whole career I finished

3:20 Cowboys vs skeletons! A cowboy an Indian and magic hand with a torch! 1800s comics were weird.

Great video, Blue. Just wondering; will you please make a History Summarized video on the Ancient Celts?

Loved the video, I am visiting Cody WY for a month and headed to the Buffalo Bill musuem today

Very nice blue, I enjoyed every minute of it

Truly an awesome historic figure to learn about. I researched Calamity Jane back in my public school days and learned lots bout Wild Bill in the process.

It’s weird to see the statue of buffalo bill in Oakley Kansas in this video. A few years ago they added the Buffalo Bill informational center. It’s a good visit.

Yall should visit the Buffalo bill museum of the west on Cody wyoming

@Nightfire99201

5 жыл бұрын

Been there and it was totally worth it.

@asalways1504

5 жыл бұрын

It was really cool I would recommend it!

@salomekekelia1508

4 жыл бұрын

There is also one in golden Colorado

I've got to write a character based on this guy one day. Truly fascinating stuff! Thanks for the video :)

Great vid. I do still have a question is there going to be another Journey to the west episode?

Hon, for that last line alone you get a cookie. 🍪 Great vid as always, Blue!

Very informative, thanks!

There is also an account of a rogue buffalo that attempted to buy eight Buffalo Bill dime novels (which ironically were priced at five cents each) for only a single dime but Buffalo Bill was having none of that and ultimately shot said buffalo and seven more of its accompanying fellow buffalo posse members with only eight rifle shots.

.... as a Mexican, now I’m picturing el santo vs Buffalo bill... amazing

@Overly Sarcastic Productions Hey, I just saw your King Arthur video!! It was awesome! And I would to know if have heard or read the book Once and Future King by T.H.White!Since you talked about the characters and how they are shaped in the modern age!

I'm surprised you left out the controversy over Buffalo Bill's grave. You see, he died in Denver, Colorado and the city approached his widow and asked if they could have his body as a tourist attraction and sweetened the deal with a butt-ton of cash. However, the town that Bill founded, Cody, Wyoming, wanted it back so (according to the town) they broke into where the grave was being dug, stole his body, left a similar-looking corpse in his place, and hauled it all way the way back to Wyoming. The city of Denver meanwhile, says they didn't steal anything since the body was under a 24-hour guard, including a tank! The city also says that Buffalo Bill Cody's body is buried under 10 feet of concrete to prevent someone from stealing it. This is one of my favorite local stories, I'm a Coloradan so this is a great story to tell. On a side note if you're from Colorado and decide to go to Cody, Wyoming, and a local asks where you're from, NEVER EVER say Denver (or use Denver as a reference point) you will instantly be the most hated person in the room. But Cody's a cool place you should visit!

Trope talk a tragic hero. Talk about heros lacking faith, having a dark origin or even starting a their lowest point and grow go overcome their issues growing and becoming a 180 of their former self

3:31 the Grand Duke of Russia? Isn't it either the Emperor of Russia or the Grand Duke of Finland (or the Baltic or whatever)? Great video as always, though! P.S.: It appears Grand Duke is used as a title given to the sons of the Russian monarch

@emjenkins464

5 жыл бұрын

(This is going off of Anastasia so it may be wrong) I think that the heir to the Tsar is called the Grand Duke

@pedrosampaio7349

5 жыл бұрын

Emma Jenkins Could be; other Royal heirs in Europe have historically held titular titles (e.g. Prince of Wales (England), Dauphin (France), Infante (Spain and Portugal). Thanks for clarifying! P.S.: From a quick search on Wikipedia, it would seem you're right; the sons and grandsons of the Czar(ina)/Emperor/ Empress were considered Grand Dukes of Russia. Confusingly, Беликий Князь (Velikiy Kniaz), which is translated as 'Grand Duke', can just as easily mean 'Grand Prince', which I have also seen often, but mostly in a medieval context when talking about the many Rus lords back then.

@Azuraall

5 жыл бұрын

From wikipedia: "This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line grandsons of the Emperors of Russia."

@pedrosampaio7349

5 жыл бұрын

Azuraal Yeah, I read that a few minutes ago, but thanks anyway

@asalways1504

5 жыл бұрын

João-Pedro Sampaio the grand duke was title given to the oldest son of the Tsar. Actually, Grand Duke Alexei was Nicholas II's father.

We found out in my family that we are directly related to the man who not only taught Buffalo Bill had a ride but taught him how to scout. So this just makes it all the more awesome to see Buffalo Bills Legend grow. I just wish my great-great-grandfather got credit for it

Annie Oakley is amaziiiiing! Wish you could have talked about her more! Great video though! :D

Seriously if you can shoot 11 bison with 12 shots you are a godly level of marksman

I adore US history and I'm so glad you're covering some of it!

Thank you Blue. I loved Adam West too.

I’m sorry but as soon as I saw Buffalo Bill, I couldn’t help but question my existence

@koolkidkameronsir6088

5 жыл бұрын

why?

Adam west and kevin conroy are the best batmen

Blue: Keeps saying buffalo but shows pictures of bison. Me: CONFUSION

I need another episode on his legacy and several on Annie Oakley

Omg wtf I didn’t get notifications for your last 3 videos!

This man had such an amazing life and was witness to so much change.

Ooh yes, please do a video on the Wild West and “Cowboys and Indians” trope vs reality sort of thing! I’d love to see that!

Can you do a video about paul bunyan

@gcd2036

5 жыл бұрын

I think you mean can Red do a video on Paul Bunyan, she’s the mythos side ya know

@liammcglohon6323

5 жыл бұрын

YAAAASSSSS!!!!!!!!

@astcastle

5 жыл бұрын

No this is Patrick: Paul Bunyan’s weird because, as a mythological figure, there’s debate on whether there was ever a time when people actually believed he existed. Most people didn’t believe the logging camp tales about a colossus in plaid and overalls were true to life, those were more for fun (one of my favorites features his giant Ox Babe having a stomping fit that created a series of lakes) but there’re schools of thought that contend that there *was* an usually tall lumberjack that became well known in the northwest logging belt for his size and feats of labor, and who served as the basis for the Paul Bunyan legend (fun side note, some scholars trace the origins of several Bunyan inspirers to their homes in Canada) There’s also the wrinkle of the image of Bunyan being used heavily in advertising, leading to debates on whether or not the actual myths made Bunyan ubiquitous or whether a giant lumberjack was just an interesting enough character concept in addition to being a useful mascot for lumbar companies that people made up a lot of the stories *after* seeing the ads. Anyway, Paul Bunyan is maybe the most quintessentially American folk figure of all time (him and John Henry are at least tied) what with much of his ethos being centered around how good he was at his job and his role in “taming” the American northeast, and he would be a great subject for a red and blue tag team video, thanks for coming to my TED Talk

@pablo9234

5 жыл бұрын

gudako, are you finally respecting your daughter ?

@davidbriggs264

5 жыл бұрын

JE 3: One big problem with Paul Bunyan (and I'm writing from Minnesota) is where he was based. Some of the earliest tales of him originate in Maine, others come from Canada, and a lot come from the Midwest states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, which seems to be where a lot of his legend comes from.

There are countless errors and shortcuts in this - for one, BB was not "challenged" by Yellow Hair (sometimes called Yellow Hand in accounts of the day). After the Custer's Last Stand, Cody (still wearing his stage costume) returned to help hunt the Souix responsible. He engaged Yellow Hair, shot his horse out from under him, fought hand to hand and killed him with his knife! He took his war bonnet AND SCALPED HIM, sending both home to his wife in a hat box! Both are still in the BB Museum in Cody, WY. He used both in his WW Show in a routine called "First Scalp for Custer." Cody later regretted his part in the extermination of the Natives and became a proactive advocate. The true story is MUCH more interesting.

He is buried near Evergreen, Colorado where I used to grow up. LEGENDARY !!!! Buffalo Bill!

Another Wild West character who helped to create the Western Tropes was Wyatt Earp, of "The Shootout at the O.K. Corral" fame. In his later years, he was a subject adviser to many of the early Western stars and directors including a young Marion Morrison, a.k.a. John Wayne.

Have you heard of a show called drifters? I think you'd like it a lot

Really like the background music. Age of Mithology soundtrack!!

BB is honestly better than I hoped. I expected 10% hype, 90% reality. Bill actually earned his legend.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the Wild West show is still going on. I saw a small take on it by a group in Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO.

First I like the video, then I watch it

At some point I'd be fascinated to see your thoughts on Karl May, the German novelist who had his own version of "the Wild West" which was - ah, WILDLY inaccurate, but greatly beloved (and he cranked out a lot of pretty good adventure stories).

i love the way you think you know more about the wild west than the people who actually experienced it

@LeCheckmate

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the exact job description for historians to me? Also aren't the people that experienced the 'wild west' dead?

I'd argue the white death was a better sharpshooter than Annie Oakley because he is was in much more dire and deadly conditions yet managed amazing feats of accuracy.

@michaelt.5672

5 жыл бұрын

AttilaTheBuns They did VERY different kinds of shooting. Oakley did trick shooting, meaning shorter distances but rapid aim while maintaining accuracy. Häyhä was a military sniper, so he fired over longer distances but could take his time and had man-sized targets. Their most famous pieces of marksmanship are too different to compare directly.

@jacobgarrison1510

5 жыл бұрын

Rockyblack smith He actually couldn't take his time as his enemies had tanks and cars while he had skis. He also had to endure winter in Finland for weeks at a time by himself. I see the point you are trying to make but what the White death did is far more impressive.

@michaelt.5672

5 жыл бұрын

AttilaTheBuns I'm not saying he wasn't impressive. I'm just saying that you can't compare the two. And the impressiveness of someone's actions is no relieable measure to assess someone's actual quality. There's no telling what Annie Oakley could have endured if she had been a wartime sniper, and one can't tell what trick shots Häyä might have pulled. So there's no objective way to say that one was better than the other, since the metrics in which you can compare them (hunting and shooting competitions) show them at very similar levels. Let's just stick to talking about Oakley as the greatest performance sharpshooter and about Häyä as the greatest wartime sniper. Anything else we'll never know.

@jacobgarrison1510

5 жыл бұрын

Rockyblack smith Maybe if Oakley was referred to as the Greatest Sport Sharpshooter it wouldn't feel like she was taking his position.

@michaelt.5672

5 жыл бұрын

AttilaTheBuns I take issue with calling her the "single best sharpshooter" as much as I'd take with calling Häyä that. You'd need a competition between the two to determine who is better, which obviously never happened. Therefore, such a title can neither be awarded to her (as the video does) or to him (as you seem to do).

Thanks for making this, I never knew he was such an amazing guy. Whenever people bring him up they only mention that he killed a bunch of buffalo, and now that seems like an utter disservice.