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Is there some association with lumberjacks and pancakes? It was on a TV show(Even Stevens: Dirty Work) and it was mentioned on another board. Are they commonly associated or is it a random coincidence(sp?)?

I vaguely remember some Monty Pythong sketch, but I'm not sure

Well, this lumberjack eats buttered scones, but:

The Lumberjack Song

I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night. I work all day.

Mounties : He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.


Mounties: He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.

Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.

I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.

Mounties : He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?!

Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.

I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Mama (or Papa in later versions)


Mounties : He cuts down trees. He wears high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!

Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.

Yes, I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) ok-a-y.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.

Dunno...maybe because you think of huge stacks of flapjacks and you think of the big hungry lumberjack who needs to eat a big hearty breakfast before going out to chop down harmless trees....... *shrug* :confused:

Yes. There is a connection between lumberjacks and pancakes.

It's kind of like sailors and limes. *nod*

Yes. There is a connection between lumberjacks and pancakes.

It's kind of like sailors and limes. *nod*
Lumberjacks get scurvy when they don't eat their pancakes?

Yes. There is a connection between lumberjacks and pancakes.
It's kind of like sailors and limes. *nod*

Really? How interesting. Case solved.

I also recall Paul Bunyan tall tales that involve enormous stacks of flapjacks. As I recall, the cooks had to strap bacon to the bottom of their feet and skate around a giant skillet to grease it up before cooking Paul his flapjacks.

"The Pancake Griddle

Paul's axemen ate so many flap-jacks that the cook and his helpers couldn't supply the demand. Ole, the Blacksmith, made a griddle so large you couldn't see across it when the smoke was thick. Sourdough Sam had fifty men with bacon slabs tied to their feet skating around the griddle to grease it. The batter was mixed in large barrels and it took a strong cook just to turn the flapjacks, let alone get them to the table. Sourdough Sam's son, Hot Biscuit Slim, was credited with the idea of adding popcorn to the batter to make the flapjacks self-flipping."

http://www.newnorth.net/~bmorren/bunyan.html

Lumberjacks get scurvy when they don't eat their pancakes?

Yep! :D

Okay, no. But it's an easy to prepare hot food with very few ingredients that can be transported and stored dry for very long periods of time and can be made tasty with a bit of maple syrup and maybe some bacon. :)

I think the connection comes from the "tall" tale of Paul Bunyan.

Edit: Not only did Equus beat me to it, she actually gave a much better answer.

pancakes are an easy and delicious breakfast to make in the woods. its the preferred breakfast of all men who have to cook on their own in the wilds