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phantomhatstrap t1_j9qgmhc wrote

Why would you find it scary, Richie? Just a statue, you just fell asleep...

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FlyingUdonMonster t1_j9ph68k wrote

He doesn’t look as big now with the new arena behind him.

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Yourbubblestink t1_j9ryqtc wrote

And he’s presiding over a 4 lane road while staring at a brick casino wall

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_j9p9wl6 wrote

There is a picture somewhere that shows, that from a certain vantage point, it looks like he’s giving the finger. Maybe that would help you not being scared of him.

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Coffee-FlavoredSweat t1_j9q6i4w wrote

Pretty stubby finger

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John_Yossarian t1_j9qwlzj wrote

I mean, he is a lumberjack after all, I'd bet a not-insignificant number of them at the time were missing fingers

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xiangdo t1_j9sp3ii wrote

That's actually the end of his Peavey. Why people aren't upset that he has his Peavey out in plain sight is beyond me...

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bunnytypist t1_j9qxqrb wrote

Man, he’s got the “shining “ look to him!!!

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xiangdo t1_j9sp9df wrote

It does portray Paul as having a somewhat sinister grin, not to mention a rather maniacal glint in his eyes...

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MaineJackalope t1_j9tjken wrote

So, I briefly worked across the road at Hollywood Casino at the command center and we have limited view from the surveillance cameras (surveillance is a separate gestapo unit) and sometimes on a slow night surveillance will wait til you're not looking at your monitors and set every one of them to be a close up of Paul Bunyan's face from one of the parking garage cameras

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Anstigmat t1_j9tp9oa wrote

Growing up in MN I always thought Paul Bunyan was a Midwest thing…weird! Don’t you know how the Mississippi River was formed? Paul Bunyan dragged his Axe behind him on his way south. Why does MN have so many lakes? Those are Paul and Babe’s footsteps.

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redfancydress OP t1_ja7pwg2 wrote

I always thought it was a Midwest thing until I moved to Maine. Go figure.

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MaineSnowangel t1_j9rplk9 wrote

Uh so there’s one in Bangor? Weird… never seen it but that looks like the one in Rumford!

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xiangdo t1_j9sow3z wrote

The one in Rumford is actually a repurposed "muffler man" statue. A chain of muffler shops had them made to be an eye-catcher for their store locations, the hands being oriented to hold a muffler replica scaled to match the statue. When the shops closed the statues were often purchased and modified to suit other purposes.

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MaineSnowangel t1_ja7d4d2 wrote

What!? My life is a lie.

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xiangdo t1_ja7fxtn wrote

There are several around the country that have been converted to Paul Bunyan facsimiles. Google "muffler men", or search the site Roadside America to see some.

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Buckscience t1_jae8j30 wrote

Then there’s his golden retriever-sized (relatively speaking) blue ox, Babe…

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blaz138 t1_j9t77aj wrote

This one is way nicer than the one in Bemidji, MN but that one does have an odd charm to it I suppose

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frankenpoopies t1_j9q6lqs wrote

#NOSPOILERS

GDIT now tell me how this is us ended. Oh wait- let me guess, everyone dies

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