This is not good...
Based upon the pictures, it appears that Norway has created the Moosinator M1000, significantly more deadly than the CanaDyne Systems M101
A Canadian city is not a-moosed that Norwegians have erected a bigger, shinier monument – and its residents are raising money to fund a possible antler extension. Until 2015, the city of Moose Jaw (yes, really) had the world's largest moose statue, Mac, standing at 10 metres tall. Mac the Moose is big. But not quite big …
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the city of Moose Jaw (yes, really)
For those wondering where this is, it's about 6 hours east of Head-Smashed_in Buffalo Jump.
I was visiting Newfoundland and doing a scenic drive and came across the very small town of Dildo. I didn't actually notice any road signs showing the town name, rather my first sight was of a sign by a parking lot exclaiming "Dildo Day". It was a town fair/carnival for children and families and very wholesome, though I'm sure there were some very disappointed visitors "from away" as well.
Per Wiki: "According to legend, a young Blackfoot wanted to watch the buffalo plunge off the cliff from below, but was buried underneath the falling buffalo. He was later found dead under the pile of carcasses, where he had his head smashed in"
First Darwin award?
Nope, not even close, according to noted historian Gary Larson...
Head Smashed In would describe the condititon of the bison that had fallen over the cliff. The story is almost certainly a back-formation (or 'retcon' for the younger generation) to explain the name, and the 'legend' is probably White in origin, because, hey, those crazy dumb Indians, ya know?
"Head Smashed In would describe the condititon of the bison that had fallen over the cliff."
You've obviously never handled a Bison skull.
"he 'legend' is probably White in origin"
That's just your bias talking. Stories in the Piikáni culture (one of the groups in the Blackfoot speaking peoples) are not just stories, they are the way history is recorded and reckoned. It probably happened as described. However, the locals say it didn't happen at the tourist frequented site, but rather at another location, on Willow Creek, a trifle further North, off the Oldman River. By their reckoning, there are actually TWO sites: the buffalo jump, and Head Smashed In (Note CAPS).
Don't forget Shitterton, Loose Bottom, Crapstone, Penistone, Cockermouth, good old Nasty, and many many more. The colonies don't have a monopoly on daft place names ya know.
As for the statues, the solution is obvious, Canada has the largest Moose statue, and Norway has the largest Elg statue. As for the biggest Moose/Elk/Elg/лось, the largest is probably a toss up between the Alaskan Moose and the лось or Alces alces buturlini that lives in Siberia. So once again USA vs Russia :-)
A Møøse once bit my sister... No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"... We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked. Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti...