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Thread #172443   Message #4173985
Posted By: Lighter
06-Jun-23 - 08:24 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Change the Name of Arkansas (bawdy)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Change the Name of Arkansas (bawdy)
If you have access to a research library or interlibrary loan you can read William F. Thompson's article on "Frontier Tall Talk" in the journal American Speech (Oct., 1934), pp. 187-199.

Thompson serves up examples of frontier bombast and braggadocio of the Mark Twain variety going back to the early nineteenth century.

None are bawdy, possibly because all are "literary" constructions designed for print.

The movie "Lone Survivor" features an even more extravagant current recitation that considerably exceeds the limits of the uncensored "Change the Name?"