How to Survive the Wild West

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The Wild West is one of the most iconic time periods in pop culture, making it ironic that it's also one of the most misunderstood. Hollywood paints it as a time of gunslingers, adventure, and cowboy heroes, but as often is the case, the reality is a bit more lackluster. While it was a rather violent place with high murder rates, this can be misleading as even one murder in a small population size can produce seemingly astronomical murder rates, essentially enhancing outliers in data. The truth is, the "Wild West" was a rather calm and boring time where people were much more focused on getting to the next day than robbing trains or saving damsels in distress. But while the dangers painted by Hollywood and dime novels are often over exaggerated and glamorized, that doesn't mean the region and time period was void of danger! So join me back in time to learn about the real history and dangers of the American Wild West!
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Okay

[@peterkay4122]

No

[@isaaco5679]

Sorry to do this, but my OCD won't let this pass. The rabbit puncher both grabbed and raised the rabbit then prepared to punch it with only his right hand! Also you may enjoy reading about the Bellevue war. My hometown has a history pulled from clint Eastwood movies.

[@Baconzzeroo]

my life ended :D

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[@purplehaze2358]

I feel like wild Western life is second only to pirate life as the most overhyped and romanticized historical state of existence.

[@BlueJayYT]

a solid assessment

[@kalkhalinzhui1753]

I would add Medieval life to that, but no one wants to be a stinking peasant. They'd rather be nobility instead.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

​@@kalkhalinzhui1753 don't forget the samurai and ninjas

[@Broomer52]

@@USSAnimeNCC- the Japanese did that to the Ninja in real time. The story of Jiraya, Tusnade and Orochi was the most popular story of Ninjas for a long time and it only moved from there with the idea Ninja’s were basically Wizards that knew martial arts. If you know anything about the Yiga from Legend of Zelda they’re ironically more accurate to how plenty of people viewed Ninja in the day. Ninja we’re deadly and efficient but also extremely weird and eccentric because the lengths they went to be able to do the things they do were insane. From their diets, their plans, how they snuck around and disguised themselves. Three of my favorite trick of theirs is sneaking in for several days of the home of your target to feed the guard dogs in order to gain their trust, using cats to tell time based on how their eyes Dilated, and bringing a sheet that’s the same pattern as the wall and hide behind it.

[@left4twenty]

​@@Broomer52 "does that wall pattern look more three dimensional in spots to you?" "No, looks like the same pattern as always to me" "Hmm, I guess I'm seeing things"

[@simonburneer1656]

10:28 „throw a dart onto the periodic table and it‘s probably in your blood“ That line killed me xD

[@Genericmug]

I just found out that we can have 12+ elements in our body

[@Bitmaker64]

Livermorium

[@wither5673]

the fact that people survived this time period just goes to show how INSANELEY adaptable and survivable humans are.

[@thecursed01]

They had lower murder/shooting rates than the usa today. And I'm not even joking. The wild west was more peaceful than Chicago or D.C.

[@salt-emoji]

I mean it wasn't really that difficult, seeing as we just had to steal and exploit the most effective methods from the population that had been living in the region for the last few hundred thousand years before summarily genociding over 90% of them :)

[@salt-emoji]

I think you'd be more surprised how badly European Invaders actually had because they're were too stupid to realize the geography matters.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

That aside bug government sound really good right now gunpowder in whiskey or worst yikes

[@MaticTheProto]

nah

[@officernealy]

I've always found it interesting that the iconic "Wild West" was portrayed in places like Arizona, California, & New Mexico when the actual, real-life wild stuff took place in States like Kansas & Missouri.

[@OsirisLord]

Yeah because we would rather romanticize the genocide of the indigenous instead of focusing on the fact that white people were killing each other over slavery long before the Civil War actually started. Oh also the Mormons would very much like it if everyone would ignore their own history of violence and terrorism they committed against other Americans in their failed bid to establish a theocratic monarch in the US.

[@brahimdiop5506]

Makes sense, the only people who'd dream of a Wild West are the kids who listened to stories of the new phenomena their parents faced. Like how we dream of home ownership

[@tompatterson1548]

And also portrayed in Spain.

[@robertgale2779]

Arizona still has places like Kingman, Hardyville, and Oatman with historic sites like Fort Mohave, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Gold Road Mine. You're right when you say that the Hollywood stories of the wild west are stories that actually took place more in the midwest than south west, but Arizona still has plenty of "real life wild stuff".

[@JoshStLouis314]

Even South Dakota is pretty "wild west"

[@YukoValis]

Another danger for cowboys not mentioned was the threat of rustlers. While you didn't get paid much, the cows are worth a tidy sum. So there was always the chance of someone attacking you to take control of the herd to sell somewhere else.

[@TruthFiction]

You can't prove that! I have a bill of sale. Too bad most of you cowboys can't read. Sucks to be you. Honest sheriff, they're my cattle and clearly those guys are the rustlers and should be hung. K, thx, gotta go sell some beef fast, bye.

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

Banditos are always a problem

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Joke aside, I think a lot of people confuse the difference between an Outlaw and a Cowboy

[@SpicyTexan64]

Although the two could merge from time to time.

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

@@SpicyTexan64 ​​⁠ tbh, they almost merge all the time mostly because of the setting (in the desert of course) An Outlaw/Gunslinger is a criminal that’s very skilled with a firearm that usually does crime while a Cowboy is just a farmer. Though an Outlaw’s shooting skill and the “Wild west is Lawless” trope portrayed in movies is mostly fake, so is Knights fighting Dragons or Ninjas killing 6 people with just one slash. It’s just plain badassery and storytelling

[@damp2269]

i'd bet plenty of outlaws were fed up cowboys and some cowboys were outlaws trying to lay low. horse ridding, shooting, cattle wrangling... all skills that are very useful in both professions.

[@clonescope2433]

You can be an outlaw and a cowboy. You can be a cowboy and not be an outlaw, and you can be an outlaw and not a cowboy.

[@janedoe3043]

The entirety of the old west is made up.

[@Vollification]

Fun fact: The people that made the biggest bucks during the gold rsh wasn't the miners. It was people that sold the pickaxes, the food, the rope the booze and of course the the good old brothel owners. There where so many brothels...

[@1stCallipostle]

I think that says something in general. Running a needed (or at least very wanted) business consistently is going to turn out much better in the long run than hoping to strike it rich on raw luck. Basically the difference between the guy who owns your local hardware store and the guy you see scratching a pile of 12 tickets in the corner of the gas station

[@snickle1980]

😁 True...The pioneers used to ride those for days.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Prostitution wasn't really a hot button issue in those times

[@Vollification]

@@1stCallipostle Short run as well, someone selling hot meals would make a lot more in a day then many miners would. On top of that, it was the frontier, railroads wasn't a thing yet and it was very dangerous territory. Not a lot of people wanted to risk their lives by selling bean stew and some booze in the middle of nowhere. If you did however, chances where good you had an unintentional monopoly (unless there was a big scale mine owner in town because if it was you'd bet your ass they owned the saloon as well) because not a lot of people where lining up to provide competition.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Honestly, that makes way more sense than the people who thought the best course of action was trying to get lucky and finding gold

[@kevbo5088]

There were thousands and thousands of jokes for 'one small spook' but "...they hit the pentagon"' combined with the look on the cow's face was probably the best bit I've heard on this amazing channel.

[@RastaWaffles]

It sent me, and is very underrated. 10/10 joke.

[@kbrock9146]

I laughed till I cried, and then I started really crying knowing that there are people old enough to drink now that weren't alive when that happened and might not get that joke right away.

[@squeaksquawk4255]

@@kbrock9146 I'm one of those people. I get it's 9/11, but I don't see why it's a punchline for "One small spook" Please explain?

[@coolthefool1]

@@squeaksquawk4255 same

[@rovsea-3761]

@@squeaksquawk4255 The idea, I believe, is that the US's response to the 9/11 attacks (particularly the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq) were an overreaction. There's some pretty valid criticism you could level as well that those (and other) conflicts were largely pushed for by people within the Military-Industrial complex anyways, which makes them even more suspect.

[@chaoticneutral4665]

The Saguaro Cactus only grows in two area and reveals your location to be either the Sonoran Desert in Arizona USA or the Mexican state of Sonora .

[@BlueJayYT]

correct!

[@BiosElement]

That's a really cool bit of trivia, thanks mate

[@lukesalazar9283]

​@BlueJayYT one more thing that is correct. The term "cowboy" was mostly used for black male cow hands. The term "boy" as used for a black male was a pejorative up until quite recently in the USA. Also Jeffrey Epstein and John McAfee didn't kill themselves

[@peterkay4122]

No No yes yes

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Yes indeed! I also appreciated the proper placement of Monument Valley on the map. I lived near there for most of my life, and I can't begin to count how many people thought it was somewhere in Mexico, or just some CGI to make an "exotic landscape" 😑

[@prussia1577]

I was just yesterday searching this channel and was mourning that we had no content in the last 3 months. And here we are. Delightful!

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I'd guessed the Irish had thrown him into an insane asylum for talking to a bluejay plushie all over Dublin

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PREUSSENS GLORIA!!!!!

[@john2g1]

Don't call us "the Irish". @@BSideWasTaken : But you guys live in the country of Ireland!? I know, but it sounds racist when you say it.

[@Hardock96]

dude, same

[@chungus9106]

I was doing the Same thing just this morning

[@MJK-GC]

Weird how it's only been 3 months but it seems like the quality has drastically improved without losing any of the vibes

[@BlueJayYT]

That’s why it took so long to put out haha

[@MJK-GC]

@@BlueJayYT Definitely worth it tho

[@CesarGarcia-nd5xz]

Careful, we don’t want him to drop 1 video every year like Oversimplified

[@TheCFD_Dude]

20:57 Nice that you actually named the dead body that people went to see. Most insane part of that is the body was so mummified and painted it was put with other mannequins and his human past was completely forgotten about. He ended up as a prop of a hanging man on a tv set.. and it wasn't until his arm accidentally came off, revealing gore underneath did anyone realize.

[@Gibmester]

I watch Sam o nella too

[@RT-qd8yl]

That's the kind of thing I want to happen to my body.

[@seesaw41]

Yup, I know a certain Sam who talked about it too

[@DanGamingFan2406]

"Opportunity and glory... holes." Jay, you are absolutely hilarious. Also, hard to imagine so many bison getting wiped out so quickly. The Wild West , and pretty much any point in human history that isn't now, really was an awful time to be alive. (Not that this is much better.)

[@BlueJayYT]

Danke! And yes, while I make these videos funny, it was a very sad time for both the wildlife and the natives that lived off them. Luckily, the bison population is rebounding, however there is now a genetic bottleneck in the species after their population was hit so drastically.

[@JumpCutThis]

@@BlueJayYT we have not one, but TWO bison farms near us- one right next to our farm. The bison have been genetically modified (in a good way) with bovine DNA to keep from having this issue. They’re such majestic, HUGE creatures; cool to see em roaming the Ioway bluff lands. One annoying AF take- ‘cool buffaloes!’ Yeah they’re bison, you absolute moron.

[@alexdavidson7498]

@@BlueJayYT eh, we did okay with ours…

[@anujsisodiaNOOB]

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[@john2g1]

@@BlueJayYT Sadly the same can be said about "pure blood" First Nation genetic lines, and for the same reason too. Forget danke... Dark

[@squid8990]

My grandpa told us a lot of tales about what it was like living here in the west and according to him it was BORING. He said that the most exciting thing that happened around town was when a group of counterfeiters were found and so a bunch of people went to arrest them. And for those who are wondering he lived (still does) in Arizona and since they were a small farm (only had about 100 cows according to him) nobody was dumb enough to steal from them instead of the large farms which is much easier to steal from. Edit:grammar

[@kashmir3489]

thats interesting i guess he was probably talking about the 1940s-1950s

[@theburningorange3622]

@@kashmir3489 yea definetly a different era then the one in the video if hes still alive

[@tahsinsameer6393]

How old is your grandfather if hes still alive?

[@Corn_cake]

How old was your grandpa??

[@cam5816]

@@theburningorange3622it was the 2000s

[@spartacus0391]

I leave you a list of how to survive the wild west: -Have a lot of faith -Have a plan -A lot of money -Find a certain Gavin -Not traitors -Make a lot of noise -One last score -Avoid someone named Micah -Sail to Tahiti -Become a mango farmer I hope the list has served you :D Oh. And do not get sick of tuberculosis or terminal lumbago

[@Cheesemonkey231]

Also avoid people named Ross.

[@ThomasAngelo139]

@@Cheesemonkey231with a first name edger

[@commas1219]

every time Jay references Philadelphia it reminds me this bird could be my neighbor

[@dirkbonesteel]

Same, he sounds like a possible Philly area guy

[@JumpCutThis]

Are you Fresh Prince in disguise? DJ Jazzy Jeff, per chance?

[@scrollright4015]

Tbf if it was north Philly they would have just stolen the entire car

[@john2g1]

Was Jay educated at Abbott Elementary?

[@dirkbonesteel]

@@JumpCutThis Sorry no, I don't enjoy bald women or slapping people on TV. Jazzy Jeff would be fine, but unfortunately still no

[@Ahalaya]

This was exactly what I needed to get through a boring break while on jury duty. Thanks, mate.

[@BlueJayYT]

I’m not guilty, please say not guilty

[@SlapShotTakes]

Yes vote not guilty. Also jay, do a vid on the McCollough effect

[@squeaksquawk4255]

Is the trail over? How'd it go?

[@nukedukem6]

Verdict?

[@squeaksquawk4255]

@@nukedukem6 I agree. Please tell us!

[@rejectre-run4213]

The whole point of western movies is that when the big gunfights, robberies, Indian raid, stuff like that happened it was memorable. There’s a channel called Life in the 1800s where they have interviews with survivors of Indian attacks and robberies. It might not have happened everyday to everyone, but when it did happen it was talked about.

[@citiestoash]

Im going to assume it isn’t interviews with said native people from the 1800s? Cause uhhh… that’d be impossible lol

[@Someonelse1224]

​@@citiestoashthe last native american raid was in the 1920s after they had been forced on to snall reservations and basically tortured.

[@butyoucancallmezyn]

As I drink my coffee and stare out into the yard, I see a blue jay bullying a cardinal away from the bird feeder. As I think that such is life, my phone notifies me that Blue Jay has posted a new video. I think to myself, such is life, and click away.

[@JumpCutThis]

Blue jays are the gun slingers of the birbs round these parts- they seem to favor ganging up on the crows here, and I’m quite okay with that.

[@CassWomack]

Sweet 😌Bliss

[@Eamonshort1]

Dead child fertiliser is hilarious but also, wow, you really pulled out all the stops on this one man, great video. Probably your best work yet and that is no small compliment

[@Bapper_McBapper]

“Craig they hit the penatgon” -blue jay 7:49 Best line ever

[@nicolasmarazuela1010]

If we look for a region in this time period, where you had to dodge bullets on a daily base and had to defend against raider groups, the wild wild east is for you. Also known as the caucasian region in the Russian Empire. This region was full of gunslinginger and bandits. Also known as tchechen, ingushetian and dagestan warriors.

[@kingofcards9516]

Of course it was Russia.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

@@kingofcards9516 No, just the Caucasian mountains mate Russia was where you'd be a serf, which is totally not a slave

[@pucky8231]

@@commisaryarreck3974 Thankfully the Russian people did something about that.

[@loganstabb2278]

now theyre all mma fighters

[@danielwoods3896]

@@pucky8231you know its fucked yo when you can’t tell if it’s sarcasm

[@ludoviajante]

A day with a BlueJay video is a great day :)

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LUDO?

[@loturzelrestaurant]

​@@matheuskiem5729 Maybe We Don't Need Sheriffs - SOME MORE NEWS kzbin.info/www/bejne/naWYemaMas2Kobc

[@ChiefSmokinWater]

Yeah but my name is not alex so this video doesn't pertain to me.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@ChiefSmokinWater ?

[@kingnoob444]

I somehow got a starbucks pumpkin spice latte advertisement while watching this video.

[@Brett8047]

I love the humor he uses in his videos. It just feels natural.

[@kaiserwilhelmii1827]

25 minutes of Bluejay, what have I done to deserve this treat?

[@austinshoupe3003]

Watched a 5 minute brilliant commercial.

[@MovieFan1912]

I mean what specifically?

[@frajer9555]

That desert at 0:53 reminds me of a desert from a story that my grandfather told me about his weird trip to Egypt. When his grandfather, a French man, his highschool friend, a strange Egyptian man and a dog went to defeat the greatest enemy of his bloodline that was going to kill his mother. My grandfather is now a marine biologist and he studies dolphins.

[@Mag_ladroth]

Got me in the first half ngl

[@PiranahKill]

Haha. What a story mark.

[@Zan10242]

Quick I must tell you this, punch the first preacher you see in a Florida prison. You will thank me later

[@879PC]

God damnit

[@wert1234576]

Hmmm sounds...strange

[@frantisekvrana3902]

19:54 Your cough is gone. And so are your lungs!

[@EllpaFox47]

but where are their lungs now? i want 'em

[@frantisekvrana3902]

​@@EllpaFox47They were dissolved by the acid he inhaled.

[@parrott4634]

Lungs are vital to hamon users

[@dukedevlan5457]

As a person from Kansas, we may not be smart and have dirt houses, but dam can we make our own fun run in circles is a time-honored classic

[@cyberus1438]

We’re pretty good at fighting slavers too

[@kbrock9146]

Rock chalk, Jayhawk.

[@Recklesshade]

This is outrageously good production..well done sir. Youve out done yourself again.

[@ARCHITECT_TM]

18:08 “my cells hurt”

[@msm_14]

My sides hurt😂😂

[@sedrickelley4707]

😭

[@tonyg9775]

The bit about the bison shows how Canadian and American history are pretty similar actually. Canada had similar ambitions as the United States in wanting to populate its Western area using railroads... and the wiping out of the bison which led to conflict with indigenous people, specifically the Metis (indigenous ppl of mixed French Canadian and indigenous descent).

[@tylerclayton6081]

Yea I learned about their little Metis Rebellion. They should’ve just embraced civilization

[@cgmason7568]

The Canadians were arguably worse to natives

[@Echo81Rumple83]

so how TF were Canadians able to own up to their past atrocities today? or is that a front?

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

​@@cgmason7568Not even close. The USA murdered them, Canada tried to assimilate them. Actual genocide vs cultural genocide (the USA also did the 2nd that's where the Canadians got the idea for residential schools)

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

​@@tylerclayton6081Not to mention Louis Reil was completely and utterly insane

[@crazyk831]

Dude even your throwaway bits are funnier than 99% of stand ups out there today. Keep it up man you're genuinely really good at comedy

[@fxui]

If you think this is comedy you’re sped 💀

[@Offtask2]

10:56 “Now hold on” This had me laughing for a good 20 seconds

[@Jormungandr633]

Sod houses can be pretty good when constructed properly. (Like with a one layer stone reinforcement and wood ceiling. The structure is berried as it’s constructed so the stone doesn’t collapse. You can seal the crevices between the stones with moss to further reduce draft and snakes)

[@Test-tu9mb]

mhm, not that this guy would know any of that

[@nikogarcia201]

Good luck finding wood in the prairie in that era. Most settlers would have to settle with the snakes.

[@grfrjiglstan]

It’s funny how, for most of human history, the vast majority of humanity lived in a state of what we in the 21st century might call “misery.” Except for the ones who lived in the state of Arkansas instead.

[@D1EHARDTOO]

At least Arkansas borders misery, I mean Missouri

[@fullmetaltheorist]

They lived in Spain but the S was silent.

[@josecarlosmoreno9731]

That's still true today, urban/suburban middle class 1st worlders are a minority of the world.

[@marki_mark3410]

I love seeing youtubers like yourself blow up and get confident with their content. The improved quality is a plus!

[@thegr8winston]

As a Philadelphian I can confirm that North Philly joke was beyond accurate

[@lel5915]

ok

[@lilruc]

okk

[@bobross547]

20:46 I was not expecting a Justin Trudeau jumpscare

[@Cooper-ku4qh]

19:10 “Oh Kansas” cough “me have medicine” as someone who’s been to Kansas I can confirm

[@nopenope9366]

“Craig they hit the pentagon” was fucking hilarious

[@greenishpiss3588]

WAIT, HOLY FUCK IT'S CRAIG THE COW

[@phoenixzak8403]

“Craig they hit the pentagon” that one got me

[@Hammerhead547]

I've been to Deadwood South Dakota, and when I took the town historical tour there were a couple of idiots who kept asking about gunfights and all the murders that "must have happened" there. When we finally got to the old town gallows the guide spilled the beans about how deadwood was an extremely safe and peaceful community. She explained that in the 40ish years between the founding of the town and 1905 there were only two murders within the town limits and that both killers were dualy tried convicted and hanged for their crimes.

[@BAKER_SWEETS]

Bs deadwoods murder rate was historically off the charts

[@Equinox0709]

Always a good day when Blue Jay uploades.

[@cheryldrojo3591]

I LOVED this! I felt so “in” because I got most of the jokes/references. When education is this fun it STICKS.. Thank you!

[@sirapple589]

19:22 “I love drinking fluids” Alright, place your bets which one of the three career options THAT one’s from.

[@RetroGamingWithBigSteve]

You have a real talent to get laughs out of otherwise incredibly bleak topics. Love your channel!

[@goodnamestaken]

4:05 “state sponsored railroads” is a nice way of putting it…

[@eXtremeAzureProductions]

This is a great example of how tales get churned and turned over time and when the real facts and context is stripped away, it all seems so magical and cool. Humanity is only now (as in, within a little over the last century) able to "properly" capture events in real time by means of video recordings, and even then now we still have to deal with stories being manipulated into misdirection arguably even faster than before.

[@Night_Guyy]

the backgrounds, the animations worth the wait keep it up man 👍👍

[@encryptlakegames5328]

Wait the reason people know the Hollywood cowboy is because outlaws are more interesting than a ranchhand.

[@adamaitouahmane6519]

7:40 "Craig they hit the Pentagon" 🤣

[@Owlzz_]

I didnt expect that at all lol 😂

[@meandme2210]

I didn't get it 😅

[@kilianxxxx8543]

Epic September moment

[@Waltyworld]

@@meandme2210 are you from USA

[@meandme2210]

@@Waltyworld Nope I'm from Pakistan

[@aegea363]

17:06 Sounds like something a suger rush would do- *You're wrong sulfuric acid*

[@kitfisto5132]

3:37 Dude that made me fricking cryyyyy😭😭😭

[@mafiousbj]

I don´t care about any wacky upload schedule, every time I see a new video of the funny, talking blue bird it makes my day :)

[@the_fool_of_space]

That pentagon joke was absolutely unexpected.

[@spingleboygle]

i was still barely thinking “i think i can still be cool with living in the old west” until you brought up those teletubbies-ahh houses

[@nekopunch9081]

The catalytic converter joke hit so close to home bc I did in fact get my catalytic converter stolen while visiting my parents in Philly a while back 😂

[@kamiab4371]

As a Philadelphian, i can second this

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

PLEASE make this a regular series!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏. These videos are life changing! It totally changed my (entitled) perspective and showed where i should study.

[@ADogNamedStay]

I grew up farming cattle. Grew up in the saddle, although most of my youth I preferred bareback. In my teens I used my dirt bike though. It was pretty monotonous to be frank, but in my older age after the oilfield and army, farming isn't so bad. Especially if you're netting zero with your food cost.

[@joshuapham4490]

I feel like it was significantly worse in the mid to late 1800s

[@shookshibe]

I've been following you for a while now, bluejay, and the amount of progress in your quality is staggering. Keep it up!

[@cloudytea.]

There NEEDS to be a collab with Oversimplified and BlueJay 😂

[@Thewolfartist24]

9:02, Working as a cowboy doesn't sound too bad.

[@raxenladevaldak1749]

This video was a RIDE! Fantastic work BlueJay, you make great stuff.

[@Daelric]

ok, I'm officially naming a human town on Lost Initiative 'Armadillo Ball-Deep' and there will be a Sheriff named 'BlueJay' looking for the outlaw 'Tombstone Philly-hatin'-Cheesesteak' -- This is too good.

[@Die4Gesichter]

7:29 | Sir, I challenge you to a duel. Today at noon, in front of the local KFC. Nobody insults the Double Down

[@mitchellm3536]

“Legendary on neither side of the Mississippi” had me dying

[@Pillzpop]

Strychnine, the poison that keeps on coming back . . . into BlueJay videos.

[@tezlaactual6582]

So couple fun mining facts to make it worse, did we mention that most large mining business owned the ENTIRE town around the mine so any money you make is just circulated back into the companys pocket and a common way to keep people there is the company would "loan" livingspace to the family on "credit" that the miner or miners would have to work off and children as young as 8 could work for the mining company so its very common to have minor miners

[@Blaa_Boi]

7:51 💀💀💀

[@ericwlezniak2081]

Building my own log cabin out of logs and rocks might not be easier than modern apartments and houses, but damn it would be cheaper these days.

[@patrickselix7366]

5:25 you didn’t need to put the rabbit in old timey photo in the corner, but I very much appreciate that you did

[@CartoonHero1986]

As a Canadian viewer with self appointed "official authority" to speak for all Canadians I am both deeply offended and deeply honoured by your low blows at us in this video! (obviously kidding and loved the jokes as always).

[@Hjoenk]

Don't worry about drinking ammonia, NH₃ Stands for not hazardous and free

[@pyrodude5119]

Well, Red Dead Redemption 2 was at 1899. A little bit earlier, partner.

[@BlueJayYT]

I said rdr not rdr2 ;)

[@agentspaniel4428]

This is just me, but I never met anyone who confused a cowboy for a gunslinger

[@kalkhalinzhui1753]

They probably did when they were young. As we got older, most of us now know the difference based on the name alone.

[@agentspaniel4428]

@@kalkhalinzhui1753 I guess

[@kingcaique]

Do you live in the west? That also could be the difference.

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

​@@kingcaiqueI'm from Western Canada and yeah people here generally know the difference except for the immigrants. They think anyone with a gun or a big truck or horses is a cowboy gunslinger. Great for courting women but not even close to true. We got a saying out here to refer to tourists or wannabes "All hat no cattle"

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@thecommunistdoggo1008 Granted, having a gun and some horses still sounds like a good time to me

[@markusteeman7093]

Holy s**t that could be movie in the cinema, the production value is so high

[@BlueJayYT]

I tried really hard with this one! Thanks!!

[@anujsisodiaNOOB]

@@BlueJayYT Back in my day, surviving the wild west only cost a whopping 14.88 dollars! Oy voy, those were the days before frenworld became clownworld and before them soyjacks took over. We had a good ol' time, being based and all, without a cunny in sight. Now, let me tell you about this shy girl of Indonesian descent hailing from Brabant, Belgium. She's the ONLY one of the 3 girls who wasn't adopted, and boy, she had quite the story. Diagnosed with ADD, or as they say in English, "Autism Denial Disorder," Maya was a stereotypical NEET but female. With immense social withdrawal and crippling autism, she found solace in anime and tech support for Coco. Ah, those were the days. But now, it's over.

[@Survivalguy]

Man the Oregon Trail game pic. brought me back.

[@CactusJackIV]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!! keep up the amazing work! i know it has to be hard.

[@richardsanchez5444]

11:16 I would have gone with, opening their "doors"

[@walnzell9328]

15:58 You can literally read the room.

[@powerist209]

Pretty funny about Red Dead 1 and 2 is that 4:04 was the major point that 2 involved Army and Natives conflict and 1 showing the aftermath.

[@aegeanghost6261]

the moment 6:47 when I saw "Blueback Mountain" with Jay's pictures plastered on it, was the moment I smashed the Like button.....🤣

[@JoJo-fan-right-here]

6:55 YEAHHH GYRO GO GO ZEPPELI

[@sasi5841]

20:48 *i laughed out way too hard at the canadian prime Minister bit*

[@fatslav7712]

Was rewatching older episodes the last few weeks wondering when something new was coming out and it was worth the wait, brilliant

[@KendlickLama]

If it was that short it must have been a wild time if its still so prevalent, like the second world war..thats was also wild

[@dinodude6992]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@ahappypikachu9753]

4:34 as someone from north Philly, this is the funniest and most accurate shit I’ve heard in a while.

[@nekopunch9081]

Deadass, got my catalytic converter stolen there last year 😂

[@JaSamHazla]

7:50 “craig they hit the pentagon” 😂😂

[@s0uldr4ke]

If I knew that travelling through time would have given me Stand Powers and make me the most powerful Vampire I think I might have risked the ride to the Wild West.

[@corneliakashigawi5743]

as a former prostitute..... I'm so glad to have worked in Australia in the modern day XD I quite enjoyed my time in the red light industry, though of course it wasn't the end goal, I for sure don't regret taking the job and am proud of it !

[@kpopnimation]

I’m disgusted with humans that there’s a demand for that kind of job.

[@thanoscube8573]

meh doesn't seem to bad to me as long it's all fair games@@kpopnimation

[@kpopnimation]

@@thanoscube8573 i can’t completely blame or judge the people who work in the industry. There are people in dire enough situations that this is what they need to do to survive (like Cosette’s mom in Les Miserables. I know she’s a fictional character but I’m just using her as an example). However, the people who use their “services” and create a demand for those sort of jobs in the first place are absolute scum. Imagine being that desperate and that much of a lowlife. Disgusting.

[@thanoscube8573]

hmm.. factual, indeed@@kpopnimation

[@jeffcerullo6493]

Fun random wacky fact about the Val Kilmer/Tombstone reference: Not only does the town of Tombstone exist in Arizona (and it's a MASSIVE tourist trap), but inside one of the saloons they play the movie Tombstone on repeat all day, every day. 7/10, would go again. In all seriousness, the Copper Queen Mine tour in Bisbee right next to Tombstone is pretty awesome as well.

[@NatJuno]

Bisbee is so much fun.

[@jito7377]

No Bessie! Your artwork is outstanding in this video. Thank you, Mr. Funnybird.

[@BlueJayYT]

Thank you so much you just made my day!

[@JawsFan27]

14:23 stumbled on this video coincidentally after hearing that the Unabomber died in prison.

[@miss_anne_thropic_]

I’m getting ready for another BTTF trip to Hill Valley, CA circa 1885 this September, so this video arrived at the most perfect time!

[@lel5915]

yes

[@robvinsky]

To the whole cowboy thing, I'd like to add that you're also typically footing the bill for your own horse care and feed

[@lunastar7599]

Man this is a good chanel!!!

[@chrispy104k]

This was so entertaining. I cannot imagine how much work was involved in the frame by frame construction of this let alone writing that "brilliant" script. Absolutely Brilliant... no pun intended.

[@leshommesdupilly]

20:27 I use sex to stop periods personally

[@EmersumBiggins]

I knew a man who was a real “cowboy” in Montana in the 1940s-1950s. He was an orphan, adopted by a family that owned a 10,000 acre ranch. He didn’t miss it when he got old enough to leave. Doing 2 week shifts living in a remote “line shack “ with his horse, checking fences, helping cows give birth, repairing windmills, breaking ice on ponds and troughs in the winter so the cattle could drink, slathering Vaseline on cow’s udders, because they got sunburned from sunlight reflecting off of the snow, and they wouldn’t let the calves nurse because it hurt. The winters were brutal.