Talk:Big Nose George

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Did you know... that after Wild West outlaw Big Nose George (pictured) was hanged by a lynch mob, he was made into a pair of shoes?

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Irregular behaviour

is it just me or does anyone else have a problem with the distateful treatment meted out post mortem to Big Nose George I find the description of Osborne and his assistant's behaviour in relation to the corpse truly disturbingUser:Fidelia .

It was par for the course for an outlaw who had repeatedly tried to escape. Remember, this was back in the 19th century. Kimchi.sg (talk) 08:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure this is an April Fool's parody article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paktype (talk • contribs) 07:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The unusual nature of the article was the reason it was featured on april 1. However, all information presented with in it is verifiable and, at least to the satisfaction of Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, true. GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 12:02, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I wrote this article and, sadly, it is true. It is hard to believe that people can be so mean/cruel/barbaric - but it happened. The shoes made from Big Nose George's skin are still on show in a museum as proof.-- Myosotis Scorpioides 22:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nike is planning on a "BNG Sports Shoe". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.104.4 (talk) 14:12, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Irregular Behaviour Mk2

Like some other wikipedia reader I've a problem with the questionable and disturbing playful/student style of this article quite far from proper historic chronicle; both in article and in the discussion page the writer seems to apologize the lynching and postmortem corpse contemptuous treatment.--Kiko 64 (talk) 19:53, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry that you feel this way. However, this is a factual account of an historical event, with full references.-- Myosotis Scorpioides 21:22, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling

If I'm not mistaken, the spelling of Big George's name needs to be updated throughout this article. Parrott is spelled with two "t"'s, not one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.241.166 (talk) 18:29, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Birthplace

According to this french newspaper L'Est Républicain, George Parrot (with one T) was born march 20, 1834 in Montbéliard (France). His birth certificate was found in the archives of the city of Montbéliard. He was married and had one son in France. The reasons of his travel in the USA without his family are unknown. The article is in french (The bandit from Montbéliard turned into shoes) : https://www.estrepublicain.fr/edition-belfort-hericourt-montbeliard/2019/08/05/aux-usa-le-bandit-montbeliardais-transforme-en-chaussures Blondex (talk) 07:35, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]