[Shotimes] Re: OT: Now Amish was:"My Bologna" song

[shewitt@hypercon.net]

You're right, Webster's got it Amish.  There is a fair 
contingent in WNY, near the Penn. border.  They may be a 
little different, but they can make some fine buildings. 
 I saw a hunting camp made by some Amish builders - 
amazing work!  Plus all the wood is produced locally, and 
the 2x4s are actually 2"x4"!

Scot H

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:18:53 -0500
  Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
>Growing up in the middle of the midwests biggest Amish 
>(no Omish?) community in Arthur Illinois, I got a huge 
>kick out of that parady.  He nailed the Amish 100% with 
>his look and acting.
>
>Just so you know, I think most of them would have a sense 
>of humor about it, but they still don't like anyone to 
>take still or moving pictures of them since they believe 
>that it steals the soul.  (really!).  Tourism has reduced 
>that belief to some degree as they need the money.
>
>Amish are mostly gentle people that just want to be left 
>alone (except when you are buying their merchandise) to 
>live their own life.  My mother drove a school bus and 
>got to know a lot of the grade school children and their 
>parents. (Amish take their kids out of public school 
>after about 6th grade and stunt their exposure to the 
>outside world by putting them into their own schools when 
>they get to the impressionable teenage years).
>
>As I have written before, growing up in Amish country 
>means you learn car control and slalom well, since you 
>have to dodge the "road apples" left by the propulsion 
>devices of the Amish (horses).  :)
>
>Don Mallinson
>
>shewitt@hypercon.net wrote:
>>Wierd Al is playing here in Buffalo this weekend... 
>> Maybe he'll make a 
>>dedication to all of us w/ My Bologna.  My personal 
>>favorite is the 
>>remake of the Coolio song, Omish style. :)
>>
>>Scot H