30 quotes
The Concept of Distant Communication Explained
Daniel Hackett
There's this man named ]. He's claiming that people can be hundreds of miles away and hold a conversation like they're as close as I am to you.
[[wikipedia:Alexander_Graham_Bell|Bell]
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The Loss of Privacy in Community Life
Pecos Bill
Everybody'll know everybody else's business? Well, in no time at all, there won't be a single place left where a man can find any privacy.
[after Daniel describes telephones]
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The Nature of Tall Tales
Paul Bunyan
That's a tall tale. That's a tall tale for sure.
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The Power of Trying New Things
John Henry
You don't know what you can do until you try.
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The Effects of Heat on a Man
Pecos Bill
It is amazing, the things heat'll do to a man.
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Protecting Babe's Feelings in Tall Tale
Paul Bunyan
You watch your mouth, Pecos! Babe's very sensitive.
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Questioning the Color of the Ox
Daniel Hackett
Is that ox really blue?
[referring to [[wikipedia:Paul_Bunyan|Babe]
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Pecos Bill's Bold Claim of Bravery
Pecos Bill
I am a ring-tailed roarer. I can draw faster, shoot straighter, ride harder, and drink longer than any man alive. I ride cyclones and I wrestle. I'm the rip-snortinest cowboy that ever rode North, South, East or West of the Rio Grande. I'm Pecos Bill.
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Defiance Against Greed and Injustice
Paul Bunyan
Never enough for you termites, is it? Not enough you swindled me out of my camp, robbed me of my trade. Now you want my woods, too. You want it all! I'm makin my stand! At least, if I go down swinging, I go down like a man!
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Warning Against a Dangerous Horse
Pecos Bill
You sure do know a lot for a half-growed piglet, so how’s this for plain English: stay away from the horse or he'll kill you.
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The Luster of the Twenty-Pound Hammer
John Henry
Twenty-pound hammer, shines like silver.
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Defending Texas with Pride and Passion
Pecos Bill
Mister, you can insult me, and you can insult my friends. As a matter of fact, you can insult my mother and my horse. But mister, don't you ever insult the great state of Texas.
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Desire for Homecoming
Daniel Hackett
I just want to get home.
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On the Run from Pursuers
Daniel Hackett
Everybody and their dog's probably after us by now.
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Frustration with Unreliable Companions
Pecos Bill
First that blasted ox, now a gall-darn jackass. Might as well be ridin turtles. I wasn't referrin to her.
[John Henry: Cold Molasses is a mule!]
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Consequences of Disrespecting Widowmaker
Pecos Bill
Widowmaker's kind of particular of folks taking liberties with him. Matter of fact, last man who tried that… Widowmaker kicked him so hard he ended up halfway to the Moon. Name of Lanky Hank. He bounced up and down for a month of Sundays until finally I just had to shoot him down so he could have a proper burial.
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John Henry Challenges Pecos in Bet
John Henry
Even money, Pecos! You can do better than that! We'll see!
[Pecos Bill: I don't know, John Henry, that thingamajigger looks like it means business!]
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Living by the Code vs. Knowing It
John Henry
Knowing the code ain't the same as living by it.
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Frustration with Farm Life
Daniel Hackett
I hate the farm! I wish you'd sell it, I hate it! It's nothing, it's just a dried up, miserable piece of ground!
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Confidence in Skill and Accuracy
John Henry
I never miss. Least-wise, I haven't yet.
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The Significance of a Head Start
Pecos Bill
Used to be when a man got a head start, it meant something.
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Warning About Trouble Ahead
Paul Bunyan
He's bad news, Bill. In britches.
[about Daniel]
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A Humorous Take on Pecos' Appearance
Paul Bunyan
Pecos? Let me take a gander at ya... You steamin pile of buffalo puckey. You're still ugly.
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Fishing Brings Father and Son Together
Daniel Hackett
Seems like fishing's the only time me and pa actually get along.
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Finding Value in Experience
Pecos Bill
Kind of makes it all worthwhile, don't it?
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John Henry Introduces Himself and Challenges
John Henry
My name's John Henry, and mister, you got yourself a bet!
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No Regrets in Doing Your Best
Pecos Bill
You gave it your best shot? Well, if you gave it your best shot, you ain't got nothing to be sorry for.
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Paul Bunyan Reflects on Logging's Impact
Paul Bunyan
I told Sam, "They're not loggers, they're butchers! Them and their fancy machines, cuttin down everything in sight, the weak with the strong. A sapling won't get to full growth". Said, "Nothing will ever sprout again". You know what Sam said? He said I was behind the times. Me. Paul Bunyan. The man who invented logging. Who thought up the double-bladed axe, huh? Me. Who dreamed up the ]? Me again. Don't think it's easy! My head hurt for days, coming up with that one! What about the ]? Flapjack contest! Wedge cutting! Three point stance! Me, me, me, me!
[[wikipedia:Log_flume|log flume; [wikipedia:Grindstone|grindstone]
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Memorable Heat of the Summer of '88
Pecos Bill
This ain't nothin compared to the summer of 88. It was so hot, that chickens was layin fried eggs, and babies was cryin out sawdust. So I hightailed it up to Kansas...
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Paul Bunyan's Boastful Declaration of Strength
Paul Bunyan
I'm Paul Bunyan! I'm 300 pounds of raging fury! You're in trouble now! Don't point your little gun at me, you sissy! I can out-eat, out-swing any one of you! I'm Paul Bunyan!
[deflects a bullet with his axe]
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