who do you think would win Paul Bunnion or Godzilla??? you can post a comment as your answer if you want to then i'll tally the votes on october 31st a.k.a. halloween 7:00 o clock seattle time 5:00 o clock new mexico and please tell your friends!!!
Paul Bunion may have an axe and he may try to chop Godzilla with it, but Godzilla will split that axe like a toothpick and chomp Paul with his mighty jaws. A mere mortal is no match for Godzilla.
Clearly, love would prevail! Rodan would come down from the heavens and moderate this "lovers quarrel" between Paul and Godzilla (zilla is a girl you know). And if they refused to set aside their differences the mighty Rodan would destroy them both with one flap of his wings,.. and some radioactive breath or something. Then, with supe-sonic speed Rodan would fly back to his home on the moon and continue to watch over the earth, as he has done for a million years.
Wow, Angus, what a thought provoking query! You are indeed wise beyond your years. One would be hard-pressed to imagine a battle between two more diametrically opposed figures. On one hand, we have Paul Bunyan- the archetypical symbol of manifest destiny and the 1860’s Westerners’ notion of inexhaustible natural resources. Bunyan is more than a huge man, he is Man. His footprint made the Great Lakes and his ax the Grand Canyon. Bunyan’s stride was as large as humanity’s step from the pre- to the post-industrial world. A world that was once limitless was transformed overnight by steam and steel into a world of limitless possibilities. Bunyan symbolizes our species’ transformation from being a product of nature, to being something altogether super, or rather, extra-natural.
Godzilla, on the other hand, is a product and symbol of 1954’s Japan, a nation whose postwar identity was schizophrenic at best. He is Doubt; he is the answer that stares back at us, as we question, “What have we become?” Godzilla represents the fury of Nature embodied. His scaly green fist is Eco-justice. Just as our gods saw fit to punish us with flood and fire, he strikes back at Man for our arrogance and hubris with karate chops and atomic fire-breath. Just as Prometheus was chained and eviscerated for his transgression of fire and knowledge, so too were we punished for our splitting of the atom, and ultimately its use in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
So Angus, to your original question: As much as I would love Godzilla to be the victor, as an atheist and a historian, I am afraid my money is on Bunyan. While I acknowledge the power of the natural world is far superior to our own machinations, there is not evidence enough to allow me to believe that Nature is indeed volitional and retaliatory. I believe we can both agree that if it were, our parasitic species would be long extinct.
I've been mulling this over for several days and must confess to having an incredibly hard time answering your query. Paul Bunyan was a tough fella and he does have a big blue ox (I've seen it and trust me its huuuuuge) but no man is a match for a big ole fire breathin lizard! No man.
man vs nature? Nature wins everytime. We carry dillusions that we are in control, but relentless mother nature conquers all. Not long after we have obliterated ourselves from the equation, Nature will continue to march, like time, forward. Our asphalt jungles will crack and new green growth will push through. Cars will crumble in geologic time and become but fossils in the sediment. PB vs G? hmm, my money is on Paul (sorry mister A).
Big G would take it, hands down! One leg-sweep with that mighty tail and mister Bunion would be on his back. Then it's just a simple matter of some atomic-fire-breath and we have a winner! Great question.
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godzilla.
no doubt.
paul bunion has a pretty good look but godzilla would prevail...
love, momma!
I think Godzilla would win - he'd pick Paul up and eat him. Godzilla rocks!
Paul Bunion would totally win. He has the help of Babe the Blue Ox, and he is from the great state of MINNESOTA!! Go, Paul Bunion!!
Paul Bunion would totally win. He has the help of Babe the Blue Ox! And he is from the great state of MINNESOTA!!! Go, Paul Bunion!
godzilla would win he is tough and has atomic fire breath
Paul Bunyan. He's an American.
Paul Bunion may have an axe and he may try to chop Godzilla with it, but Godzilla will split that axe like a toothpick and chomp Paul with his mighty jaws. A mere mortal is no match for Godzilla.
xo, Aunt Sally and cousin Baby Girl.
zilla all the way, but good fight.
craig
Also, the Frere confirms that Godzilla would win, and he's kinda like the expert on stuff like this.
sal
Paul Bunyan was huge and strong but he were no dummy. Once he saw Godzilla he would cut and run, squealing like a little schoolgirl.
See everyone here thinks Godzilla would win, but I'm pretty sure that's 'cause none of you know Paul Bunyan likes I know Paul Bunyan...
Paul Bunyan created the Grand Canyon by dragging his axe along the ground.
THE GRAND CANYON.
All the big lizard can do is clumsily bumble around and occasionally kill moths with fire.
How hard is to kill a moth with a flame? Shoot. They do all the work for you.
No contest.
The big man.
Clearly, love would prevail! Rodan would come down from the heavens and moderate this "lovers quarrel" between Paul and Godzilla (zilla is a girl you know). And if they refused to set aside their differences the mighty Rodan would destroy them both with one flap of his wings,.. and some radioactive breath or something. Then, with supe-sonic speed Rodan would fly back to his home on the moon and continue to watch over the earth, as he has done for a million years.
Wow, Angus, what a thought provoking query! You are indeed wise beyond your years. One would be hard-pressed to imagine a battle between two more diametrically opposed figures. On one hand, we have Paul Bunyan- the archetypical symbol of manifest destiny and the 1860’s Westerners’ notion of inexhaustible natural resources. Bunyan is more than a huge man, he is Man. His footprint made the Great Lakes and his ax the Grand Canyon. Bunyan’s stride was as large as humanity’s step from the pre- to the post-industrial world. A world that was once limitless was transformed overnight by steam and steel into a world of limitless possibilities. Bunyan symbolizes our species’ transformation from being a product of nature, to being something altogether super, or rather, extra-natural.
Godzilla, on the other hand, is a product and symbol of 1954’s Japan, a nation whose postwar identity was schizophrenic at best. He is Doubt; he is the answer that stares back at us, as we question, “What have we become?” Godzilla represents the fury of Nature embodied. His scaly green fist is Eco-justice. Just as our gods saw fit to punish us with flood and fire, he strikes back at Man for our arrogance and hubris with karate chops and atomic fire-breath. Just as Prometheus was chained and eviscerated for his transgression of fire and knowledge, so too were we punished for our splitting of the atom, and ultimately its use in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
So Angus, to your original question: As much as I would love Godzilla to be the victor, as an atheist and a historian, I am afraid my money is on Bunyan. While I acknowledge the power of the natural world is far superior to our own machinations, there is not evidence enough to allow me to believe that Nature is indeed volitional and retaliatory. I believe we can both agree that if it were, our parasitic species would be long extinct.
I've been mulling this over for several days and must confess to having an incredibly hard time answering your query. Paul Bunyan was a tough fella and he does have a big blue ox (I've seen it and trust me its huuuuuge) but no man is a match for a big ole fire breathin lizard! No man.
Godzilla gets the KO.
man vs nature? Nature wins everytime. We carry dillusions that we are in control, but relentless mother nature conquers all.
Not long after we have obliterated ourselves from the equation, Nature will continue to march, like time, forward. Our asphalt jungles will crack and new green growth will push through. Cars will crumble in geologic time and become but fossils in the sediment.
PB vs G? hmm, my money is on Paul (sorry mister A).
Big G would take it, hands down! One leg-sweep with that mighty tail and mister Bunion would be on his back. Then it's just a simple matter of some atomic-fire-breath and we have a winner! Great question.
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