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Amish Virus
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SHAME----SHAME----SHAME!!
It isn't like some sort of stereotypical bigotry, such as making a joke about Jews being cheap. That the Amish eschew modern conveniences is a FACT.
I never met any real Amish, but I did know some Mennonites, a branch off that tree. Mennonites use cars and tractors but still embrace a simple, no-frills lifestyle. The ones I met were fine people with a good sense of humor.
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The joke that gets them rolling on the floor is the "Amish drive by shooting" one.
Wouldn't it be nice if our kids had the same work ethics and common curtasy as the Amish children? The boys (and girls too) look forward to being old enough to help with the chores, be it weeding the garden, collecting eggs, cleaning out the pig barn, mowing and bailing hay etc.
They don't believe in lawsuits, social security, welfare or any other form of goverment aid. If they get injured or sick the whole community pitches in to make sure that all the work gets done while there down. The children (here) attend school until their 16 or finish the 8th grade (whichever comes first), The teachers are selected from among the best scholers (students).
If you believe in "home schooling" thank the Amish as it was there reluctance to send their children to public schools that made it legal.
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Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
Edited by - Tailgunner1954 on 07/23/2002 21:02:12
transposition!,Agarti! ,instantly I was teletransported to an undergrownd City the sise of New York,he explained why they are here ,how their world was destroyed by neglect and abuse of technology and why they prefer not to use technology at all ....
Most of them have evolved beyond the use of technology ......
But i still think they are too much fanatical ....
(No valance), so as to end the discusion I took the Jewel from his hands teleported myself to other coordinates ,programed the jewel to teleport itself back to him ,erasing the data of the previous ones .... (To prevent "Amish in black" from getting to me) I was wise also as to erase the teleport DNA,RNA data from the "stone" too,(as to prevent bio-field trace ).
Quite An interesting device! but a red-hot potato ! a technology based in faith-energy ,total control of mater....quite advanced.
It took me quite some years to digest their culture ,but as I look at the Techno-Feudal civilization developing ,I realy understand why they stayed with the 18 century technology as a way of life ....
In hardship, they "survive" we just "die" simple and true.....
Dont believe it ?? OK! fix your own car computer when it fails!
Use corn cobs for toilet paper.... (You get the point!)
Just be carefull with them.....OK! They are not what they seem to be.......One may be reading this posting right now with a big smile on his face.....
JD
Good...? , Bad...? Who cares ? as long I am the one with the the gun.....
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I hope not...
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Their lawyer, John Pyfer, is why I limp everyday of my Life. That's another story I'll tell later. I certainly won't hire him again.
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US PA: Two Amish Men Accused of Cocaine Deals with Motorcycle Gang
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98.n492.a11.html
Newshawk: DrugSense
Source: Washington Post
Contact: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/edit/letters/letterform.htm
Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Pubdate: Wed, 24 June 1998
Author: Hanna Rosin, Washington Post Staff Writer
TWO AMISH MEN ACCUSED OF COCAINE DEALS WITH MOTORCYCLE GANG
Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania yesterday accused two Amish men of buying cocaine from a gang called the Pagan Motorcycle Club and distributing the drug to other young members of the religious group at parties known as "hoedowns."
"We've seen plenty of underage drinking cases but a drug case is unheard of" among the Amish, said John Pyfer, who is representing Abner Stoltzfus, 24. The other defendant is Abner King Stoltzfus, 23, who is no relation.
The case in Lancaster County underscores the vulnerability of the Amish, who have seen suburban development and tourism encroach on their once secluded lives. The suburbanites and the gawkers have made it difficult for the Amish to close their eyes to what they consider the corrupting influences of modernity. Members of the sect do not have electricity or plumbing in their homes, and still make their way around the county in horse-drawn buggies. The two men accused belong to the most conservative Amish sect, the Old Order Amish.
Most work as farmers or craftsmen, and do not stray far from their homes. Abner Stoltzfus worked as a roofer, Pyfer said, and met Pagan members on his work trips outside Lancaster.
The two men were indicted yesterday on charges of participating in a conspiracy to distribute more than $1 million worth of cocaine and methamphetamine. Federal prosecutors placed most of the blame on eight members of the motorcycle gang, who were described as reckless and violent. Emory Edward Reed, president of the Pagans' Chester County chapter, broke one of the defendant's legs with an ax handle when he refused an order, and knocked out the other defendant's teeth when he failed to pay on time.
While members of the biker gang were known as habitual lawbreakers, no one from the Amish had ever been involved in such serious criminal activity, attorneys said. The two Amish men allegedly bought the drugs from gang members between 1992 and 1997 and distributed them at parties of youth groups known as the Antiques, the Crickets and the Pilgrims. A juvenile identified only as CS also participated in the conspiracy, according to prosecutors, but was not charged in the indictment.
Pyfer said "it was pretty clear" his client had been addicted to cocaine, although he no longer is. No date has been set for the arraignment, but Pyfer said his client would plead not guilty.
During the five years the two men were allegedly distributing cocaine, they were participating in an Amish rite of passage translated loosely in English as "sowing your wild oats," said Pyfer. Amish men between the ages of 16 and 24 take a long break from the rigid rules of the community to decide if they want to opt out. During the break, the men drink and drive "bright, gaudy cars," said Pyfer, while "their parents are looking the other way." Taking drugs is not an accepted part of that rite, however.
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Dread, Is it difficult to aim in that white coat?
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
Rugster
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
lookin` for clingons?
.218
as the poles ice melts, in time definitely the surface people will meet the people of the Inner worlds ...
An encounter that may be deadly to all of us .....(exept me)
Consider whatever fiction you have read as a preliminary programation toward accepting a future truth....
Santa Claus no longer exists......
JD
Good...? , Bad...? Who cares ? as long I am the one with the the gun.....
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
L S D
When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
teleport technology in hands of the Amish ? its like riding a car or a plane or a horse carriage ..... ? You need LSD to drive a car...
well with that perception of limited reality maybe?
You realy dont know how many wonders the lord may provide them with the time normal people usualy waste in TV ,sex or booze ...
Maybe they already attained interplanetary travel and you may be ignorant about it!........ ( Like the Mormons did years ago..)
Good...? , Bad...? Who cares ? as long I am the one with the the gun.....
You have been around cattle too long! In my part of the country women have tits not teets. Oops! sorry nunn, I won't say tits or * anymore because I know you don't like the words tits or *. Uhhh, say Nunn---Tell me again you are going on vacation!
As a group of families begin to move into an area they will form what they refer to as a community and set their own local standards of behavior, within certain guidelines. All families within a community are expected to follow these standards. You can even spot whether someone is from a different community by small details of their clothing, such as the particular pattern of lace on a womans head covering. This is done so no one feels to be of a higher stature by their dress. Each community will only become so large before families branch off, form a new community and start the process over with their own set of accepted standards.
As for their use of technology, this varies from one community to the next. Some go so far as to use nothing electrical and no internal combustion engines. In other communities you might see them using tractors or setting up a manufacturing business using machinery. I've seen appliances, such as sewing machines, that were set up for both electrical and manual operation due to the standards of one of their former communities. It wouldn't surprise me at all if there were Amish communities that condone the use of computers, as long as their purpose fit in with the local standards.
I'll second what others have said here, for the most part they're misrepresented. And also, like the rest of the world, some are good hearted and others are jerks.
For Judge, someone who has never even seen a lobster more than likely hasnt invented space travel. Just a guess but........
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
La vida te da sorprezas '''''''
JD
400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
That was a Polish virus that everyone erased and before and of you blast me, I'm of German & Irish decent. I know the Irish got blasted a lot but I haven't been effected by it so I'm not grip'n. It's a new day I have a different cross to bear than my ancestors in this great country.
I'm not sure how serious you are,but you're a hoot none the less!
Keep me thinking and laughing!
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