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So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest
University of Wisconsin Press, 2002 Paper: 978-0-299-17374-6 Library of Congress Classification GR107.L42 2001 Dewey Decimal Classification 398.0977
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the land of beer, cheese, and muskies—where the polka is danced and winter is unending and where Lutherans and Catholics predominate—everybody is ethnic, the politics are clean, and the humor is plentiful. This collection includes jokes, humorous anecdotes, and tall tales from ethnic groups (Woodland Indians, French, Cornish, Germans, Irish, Scandinavians, Finns, and Poles) and working folk (loggers, miners, farmers, townsfolk, hunters, and fishers). Dig into the rich cultural context supplied by the notes and photographs, or just laugh at the hundreds of jokes gathered at small-town cafes, farm tables, job sites, and church suppers. This second edition includes an afterword and indexes of motifs and tale types. See other books on: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology | Humor | Middle West | Midwest | Tales See other titles from University of Wisconsin Press |
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