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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle!

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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle!	comment	"Good day, fellow!" "Axe handle!" (Norwegian: "God dag, mann!" "Økseskaft!") is a Norwegian Folktale collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe and published in their Norwegian Folktales (Norske Folkeeventyr) collection (number 93). It is estimated that the tale originated in the 1770s.A deaf (or nearly deaf) ferryman has a wife and three children who don't care about him. His family squander all their money on dringking and partying, and when their credit runs out, they leave the ferryman to deal with the creditors.The ferryman sees the bailiff approaching his home. He doesn't like to let it be known that he is hard of hearing, so he decides to prepare his answers ahead of time. Since he is carving a wooden shaft, he guesses the bailiff will ask what he is carving, to which he will answer an axe handle. Then he reasons that his next questions will be about the handle's length, his boat, his mare, and the way to the barn.However, the bailiff begins their conversation by wishing him a good morning, to which the man answers "Axe handle". The conversation gets increasingly absurd until the bailiff loses his patience:This tale became so well-known across Scandinavia that "Good day, fellow - Axe handle" became synonymous with "non sequitur", and a popular North European idiom for "like talking to a brick wall".A translation can be read here and here. It can be read in the original Norwegian in Projekt Runeberg.The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as a Type 1698 "The Stupid Man" and Type 1698J "'Good day,' -'a woodshopper'".
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_1495d0e6	type	Non Sequitur
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_1495d0e6	comment	Non Sequitur: This story's title has become synonymous with "non sequitur" in Scandinavia and Finland due to the ferryman remaining unaware that the bailiff is not following his pre-made script.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a0797fb3	type	Stunned Silence
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a0797fb3	comment	Stunned Silence: At least once the bailiff is left speechless by the main character's nonsensical replies.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a6cda066	type	Rule of Three
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a6cda066	comment	Rule of Three: The man has two sons and one daughter.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a70223	type	Karma Houdini
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_a70223	comment	Karma Houdini: The wife and children do not face repercussions for their atrocious, careless behavior.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_ca87e3ec	type	No Name Given
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_ca87e3ec	comment	No Name Given: The ferryman's wife, sons and daughter, who caused the whole mess, remain nameless.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_caa28b82	type	Cloudcuckoolander
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_caa28b82	comment	Cloudcuckoolander: The bailiff comes to believe the ferryman is a loony or a jokester because of his absurd replies.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_d7b34c31	type	Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_d7b34c31	comment	Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The names of the ferryman and the bailiff are unknown.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_e0aed924	type	No Antagonist
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_e0aed924	comment	No Antagonist: The only conflict is a silly but hilarious misunderstanding.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_eb8ec7c8	type	Jerkass
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: After frittering away their savings and accumulating debts, the deaf ferryman's family simply abandons him to pay their bills without a second thought.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_f6b2bfb7	type	Gold Digger
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_f6b2bfb7	comment	Gold Digger: The ferryman's wife stood by his side until he ran out of money. Then she abandoned him.
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Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_f6b698ac	type	Complexity Addiction
Good Day, Fellow! Axe Handle! / int_f6b698ac	comment	Complexity Addiction: The whole confusing exchange would have been avoided if the ferryman would have answered "I'm sorry, I'm almost deaf" when the bailiff first spoke instead of imagining a hypothetical conversation.
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